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MEMORIES  OF 

OLD  SANDSTONE 


Wherein  will  be  found  something 

concerning  the  happenings  within 

and  about  the  gray  pile  of  stone 

OLD   SANDSTONE 


Edited  by  DAVID  D.  CULLER 

Contributed  to  by  a  Loyal  Host 

of  M.  M.  C.'s  Sons  and 

Daughters 


BRETHREN  PUBLISHING  HOUSE 

Elgin,  Illinois 

1912 


To  the  Alumni  of 

Mount  Morris 
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Roll  Call  of  the  Boys  Burned 
Out  of  Old  Sandstone 


S.  Fred  Durin. 

Irvin  Buckingham. 
T.  Anfield   Shiflet. 

Ray  Wolfe. 

1.  Ammon   Swope. 
Robert  Mohler. 
Fred  Schultz. 

2.  Jos.    Murphy. 
Fred  Andrew. 

4.  Orley  G.  Davis. 
David  B.  Wagner. 

5.  Fred  Sorrenson. 
Frank  B  rower. 

6.  Everett  Gulp. 

A.  J.  Brumbaugh. 

7.  John  Mitchell. 
Alfred  Campbell. 

8.  Clarence  Gnagey. 
Charles  Hey. 

9.  Paul  Newcomer. 
David 'Stouffer. 

10.  Milton  H.  Kuhleman. 
Lloyd  Nicholson. 

11.  Earl  Blocher. 
David  Shorb. 

12.  Lorin  Mayer. 
John  Whitmer. 

13.  Jos.  D.  Reish. 
Saylor  Neher. 

14.  Leo  Blickenstaff. 
Leland  Templeton. 

15.  Harvey  Swartz. 

16.  Bruce  Boyer. 
David  Frantz. 

17.  Ray  Spurgeon. 
Harvey  Spurgeon. 

18.  Wm.  Myers. 
Ephraim  Gerdes. 
Milford  J.  Eller. 

19.  Prof.  U.  C.  Nye. 

20.  H.  E.  Blough. 
Elmer  Blough. 


22.  Stuart  Hamer. 

23.  Everett  Wilson. 
Oscar  Neher. 

24.  Ezra  Bucher. 
Jesse  LaRue. 

25.  Dean  Brower. 
Frank  Powell. 

26.  Leroy  Lehman. 
Claude  Marker. 

27.  Lester  Williams. 
Fred  Drexler. 

28.  Vern  Ahrens. 
Royal  Offenheiser. 

29.  Victor  Hollar. 
Rawley  Sandy. 

30.  Harold  Thompson. 
Frank  Ellsworth. 

32.  Valmie  Wise. 
Ralph  Mahoy. 

33.  Clarence  Bolinger. 
Lester  Otto. 

34.  James   McRoberts. 
John  Sheller. 

35.  Harry  Milligan. 
Gilbert  Betts. 

36.  Glenn  Connell. 
Forrest  Uhl. 

37.  Prof.   S.   H.   Sherfy. 

38.  Frank  Bock. 

39.  Howard  Price. 
Howard  Wrebster. 

40.  Avery  Stouffer. 
Earl  Stoffer. 

41.  Ira  Wagenman. 
Ora  Burkhart. 

43.  Benj.  Summer. 
Harold  Wiley. 

44.  Floyd  Glotfelty. 
Warner  Glotfelty. 

45.  Ray  Moyer. 

Elmer  Zucgschwerdt. 
Reuben  Hartman 


Sandstone 

IDA  BLOUGH 

Tune — "  Tenting  on  the  Old  Camp  Ground." 

We  went  about  our  tasks,  care  free, 

On  Mon-day  afternoon, 

When  suddenly  the  firebell  rang 

Its  awful  warning  tune. 

Many  were  the  men  who  hastened  to  find 

What  caused  this  doleful  tone. 

Many  were  the  hearts  that  quickened  with  fear 

To  see  'twas  Old  Sandstone. 

1 1  Burning  away,  Burning  away 

Sandstone  burning  to  the  ground.  || 

The  smoke  grew  dense,  the  flames  leaped  high, 

Meanwhile  the  boys  worked  fast 

To  save  their  goods,  when  suddenly 

The  roof   fell  with  a  crash. 

Many  were  the  efforts  put  forth  that  day 

To  save  the  old  landmark, 

But  all  in  vain,  for  naught  remains 

Save  walls  so  bare  and  stark. 

|| Sandstone  is  burned,   Sandstone  is  burned 

Sandstone  is  burned  to  the  ground.  || 

Old  Sandstone  stood  for  sixty  years 

And  played  its  part  full  well. 

It  served  for  chapel  and  class  room, 

As  its  grim  walls  could  tell. 

Many  are  the  men  who  in  days  gone  by 

Have  called  this  building  home, 

But  from  its  ashes  there  shall  rise 

A  modernized  Sandstone. 

1 1  Give  her  a  boost,  give  her  a  boost 

Boost   for  New   Sandstone. || 

This  song  was  sung  by  four  girls  in  the  memorable  chapel  services 
of  January  18,  and  was  adopted  as  the  campaign  song  for  our  $50,000 
building  fund. 


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"Old  Sandstone" 

(Historical) 

To  thousands  of  men  and  women,  young  and  old, 
in  all  parts  of  this  country  and  beyond  the  seas,  the 
words  "  Old  Sandstone  "  will  awaken  pleasant  mem- 
ories of  school  and  college  days  spent  at  Hock  River 
Seminary  and  Mount  Morris  College,  into  which  the 
former  was  merged  when  it  came  under  the  control  of 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren,  a  third  of  a  century  ago. 
These  memories  are  a  sacred  heritage  to  the  men  and 
women  who  made  the  best  of  their  school  life. 

Three-quarters  of  a  century  ago  some  of  the  lead- 
ing men  of  the  "  Rock  River  Settlement "  determined 
to  locate  a  school  of  higher  education  in  their  midst. 
Among  these  were  Rev.  Thos.  Hitt,  father  of  Hon.  R. 
R.  Hitt  who  so  ably  served  his  District  in  Congress 
twenty-four  years  and  who  was  a  student  of  "  Old 
Sandstone,"  John  Wallace,  Nathaniel  Swingley  and 
others,  who  were  prime  movers  in  this  commendable 
enterprise.  July  4,  1839,  the  corner  stone  of  Rock  Riv- 
er Seminary  was  laid,  the  first  building  on  what  is 
now  Mount  Morris  College  Campus.  The  event  was 
the  occasion  of  much  rejoicing  among  the  people. 
Some  five  hundred  assembled,  a  large  number  for  the 
then  sparsely  settled  country,  and  a  gala  day  was  en- 
joyed, such  as  only  can  be  enjo}red  in  a  reunion  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  in  a  new  country. 


18          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

On  the  first  Friday  in  November,  1840,  the  school 
opened,  Prof.  Jos.  N.  Wagoner,  principal.  He  received 
$20  a  month  for  his  service.  This  was  raised  to  $300  a 
year  later.  Mrs.  Fannie  Russell,  principal  of  the  pri- 
mary department,  received  $2  a  week  and  board.  How 
they  managed  to  live  on  such  wages  is  a  puzzle  to  us 
today. 

"  Old  Sandstone  "  was  the  second  building  on  the 
campus.  In  1850  the  trustees  decided  to  construct  "  A 
new  seminary  building  forty  by  one  hundred  feet,  four 
stories  high."  Later,  twenty  feet  were  added  to  its 
length.  The  contract  for  the  walls  was  made  in  1851, 
but  lack  of  means  retarded  the  work.  In  1854  it  was 
estimated  that  it  would  require  six  thousand  dollars 
to  complete  it.  Galena  limestone  was  used,  and  its  re- 
semblance to  sandstone  doubtless  accounts  for  the 
name  in  after  years  applied  to  the  structure.  Now, 
after  sixty  years  have  fled,  the  interior  having  been 
burned  out  by  the  disastrous  fire  of  Jan.  15,  1912,  the 
walls  are  standing  as  firm  as  a  fortress,  giving  evi- 
dence of  the  honest  building  done  in  the  middle  of  the 
last  century.  Three  stories  of  the  old  wall  will  be  used 
in  restoring  the  building. 

Fifty  years  ago  some  of  the  prominent  men  of  the 
Church  of  the  Brethren  felt  that  we  ought  to  have 
schools  in  the  church.  This  sentiment  grew  and  final- 
ly resulted  in  permanently  establishing  Juniata  Col- 
lege at  Huntingdon,  Pa.  The  persecution  suffered  by 
the  Brethren  at  the  hands  of  the  state  churchmen  in 
Germany,  most  of  whom  were  university  men,  had  a 
tendency  to  turn  them  away  from  the  scholasticism  of 
that  time,  and  it  was  but  natural  that  they  should  not 
feel  kindly  toward  the  schools  from  whence  their  bitter 


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persecutors  came.  Then,  too,  many  of  them  purchased 
land  and  became  farmers,  and  were  to  some  extent 
isolated,  and  it  is  not  surprising  that  they  did  not  es- 
tablish schools  in  the  church.  As  the  years  went  by  a 
sentiment  grew  up  in  favor  of  higher  education.  This 
was  opposed  by  the  large  majority,  and  the  Annual 
Conference  at  one  time  put  itself  on  record  in  opposi- 
tion to  high  schools,  believing  they  would  engender 
pride  and  lead  to  a  departure  from  the  simple  life  of 
Christ  and  the  Apostolic  Church. 

In  1878-79  the  growing  sentiment  in  favor  of  high- 
er education  bore  fruit  in  an  eifort  being  made  to  es- 
tablish an  educational  institution  for  the  church  at 
Mount  Morris,  111.  Among  those  who  strongly  favored 
the  movement  were  M.  S.  Newcomer,  John  H.  Moore, 
M.  M.  Eshelman,  Samuel  C.  Price,  John  Price,  Daniel 
Wingert,  the  writer  and  others.  Rock  River  Semi- 
nary, abandoned  by  the  Methodists,  had  been  closed 
under  a  mortgage  sale  and  had  become  the  property  of 
Hon.  R.  R.  Hitt.  Elder  M.  S.  Newcomer  took  the  ini- 
tiative in  advancing  the  work.  Having  associated  with 
him  J.  W.  Stein  of  Missouri,  who  was  to  become  presi- 
dent of  the  new  school,  he  purchased  from  Mr.  Hitt  the 
grounds  and  buildings  of  Rock  River  Seminary.  The 
purchase  price  was  six  thousand  dollars,  concluded 
April  19,  1879.  J.  W.  Stein  took  a  half  interest  in  the 
enterprise,  the  money  for  which  was  raised  by  the 
Brethren  and  their  friends  who  were  interested  in  the 
school  project.  Following  the  purchase  of  Rock  River 
Seminary  negotiations  were  entered  into  between 
Elder  Newcomer  and  the  writer,  who  consequently 
purchased  a  third  interest  in  the  enterprise  and  be- 
came a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  was  elect- 


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ed  secretary  and  business  manager  of  the  institution. 
At  that  time  the  Brethren  at  Work,  one  of  the  church- 
papers,  was  published  at  Lanark,  111.  Elder  J.  H. 
Moore  was  one  of  the  editors  and  he  suggested  that 
the  printing  establishment  be  moved  to  Mount  Morris, 
and  located  in  the  west  end  of  "Old  Sandstone,"  on 
the  ground  floor,  thus  uniting  press  and  school,  both 
great  forces  for  good.  The  suggestion  did  not  materi- 
alize at  the  time,  but  two  years  later  the  Brethren  at 
Work  was  brought  to  Mount  Morris. 

After  the  purchase  of  the  buildings  seven  thou- 
sand dollars  was  spent  in  improvements  and  in  fitting 
and  furnishing  for  the  opening  of  the  school,  which 
took  place  on  the  twentieth  of  August,  1879.  Sixty 
students  were  present  at  the  opening  of  the  school, 
and  at  the  close  of  the  first  term  108  had  enrolled.  The 
enrollment  for  the  second  term  was  140.  The  school 
succeeded  beyond  the  most  sanguine  expectation  of  its 
promoters  and  friends,  and  at  the  close  of  the  winter 
term  for  the  second  year  212  students  had  been  en- 
rolled and  the  school  was  on  a  sound  paying  basis. 
The  fact  that  the  simple  life  was  insisted  upon  drew 
students  from  many  outside  of  the  church. 

Two  successful  years  were  had  and  then  the  school 
suffered  a  serious  loss.  The  president,  J.  W.  Stein, 
was  a  remarkable  man.  He  was  a  fluent,  polished 
speaker,  had  the  power  of  holding  his  audiences  spell- 
bound, was  blessed  with  the  gift  of  oratory  in  a 
marked  degree,  and  his  kindness,  courtesy,  and  genial- 
ity impressed  all  who  came  under  the  charm  of  his 
powerful  influence.  The  students  loved  him  as  a  fa- 
ther and  the  faculty  as  an  elder  brother.  In  1881  he 
left  Mount  Morris,  ostensibly  for  a  tour  of  the  Holy 


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Land,  and  did  not  return.  Those  who  knew  him 
passed  no  harsh  judgment  on  the  irretrievable  mis- 
take he  made.  Three  years  ago  he  died  in  Canada. 
Thus  ended  a  life  of  brilliant  promise. 

The  desertion  of  the  institution  by  President  Stein 
and  its  unfortunate  cause  was  a  hard  blow  on  the  in- 
fant school.  The  block  of  ground  west  of  the  college 
campus  had  been  purchased,  a  new  college  building 
planned,  a  farm  of  ICO  acres  was  being  negotiated  for, 
and  the  prospects  for  the  success  of  the  school  were 
never  brighter.  Then  came  the  blow  as  a  clap  of  thun- 
der from  a  clear  sky.  And  discouragements  came  not 
singly.  At  that  time,  at  a  conference  of  the  Northern 
District  of  Illinois,  all  the  elders,  save  one,  Elder  J. 
H.  Moore,  advised  Brethren  Newcomer  and  Miller  to 
close  the  school.  Under  these  most  depressing  influ- 
ences, the  entire  burden  resting  on  the  two  men,  the 
building  project  was  abandoned,  the  negotiations  for 
the  farm  ended,  and  the  block  of  ground,  now  built 
over  with  substantial  residences,  was  allowed  to  re- 
vert to  the  original  owners. 

In  1881  Elder  S.  Z.  Sharp  became  a  teacher  in  the 
college  and  remained  until  he  resigned  to  assist  in 
founding  McPherson  College,  Kansas.  In  1883  Elder 
J.  G.  Koyer  first  became  associated  with  "  Old  Sand- 
stone." The  following  year  he  was  elected  president 
and  labored  faithfully  for  the  institution  for  twenty 
years,  often  with  but  scant  remuneration.  In  1883-84 
the  school  passed  through  another  crisis  and  it  looked 
at  one  time  as  if  it  would  be  closed.  That  misfortune, 
however,  was  happily  averted.  In  1904,  upon  the  res- 
ignation of  Elder  J.  G.  Koyer,  Elder  J.  E.  Miller  was 
elected  president,  and  with  him  were  associated  in  the 


22          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

management,  Professors  D.  D.  Culler,  M.  W.  Emmert, 
George  W.  Furrey,  and  N.  J.  Miller.  In  1906  Prof.  N. 
J.  Miller  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health.  In  1909 
Professor  Furrey  resigned,  to  accept  a  position  in  the 
academy  of  Northwestern  University. 

Like  most  of  the  smaller  colleges,  "  Old  Sand- 
stone "  has  had  its  struggles  for  an  existence,  but  the 
abiding  faith  of  the  men  back  of  it  that  it  would  suc- 
ceed and  become  a  power  for  good  in  the  world  kept 
them  steadily  at  the  work.  And  they  have  not  been 
disappointed.  To  have  had  some  humble  part  in  the 
establishment  of  this  institution  of  learning  in  the 
Church  of  the  Brethren,  and  to  realize  that  strong 
men  and  women  have  gone  out  from  her,  better  fitted 
and  qualified  for  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  life, 
is  their  more  than  ample  reward. 

January  15,  1912,  at  2  P.  M.,  "Old  Sandstone," 
crowded  with  students  at  the  time,  was  found  to  be  on 
fire,  and  by  nightfall  the  flames  had  done  their  work 
and  only  the  outer  shell  of  the  building  was  left  stand- 
ing. The  walls  were  found  to  be  uninjured  and  of  un- 
questioned strength,  and  so  the  old  landmark  will  re- 
main on  the  campus,  fitted  up  as  a  fireproof  building 
for  library,  sciences,  agricultural  and  domestic  science 
halls,  and  lecture  and  recitation  rooms.  Having 
passed  through  an  ordeal  of  fire  the  outer  walls  show 
scarce  a  trace  of  the  burning.  A  source  of  the  great- 
est satisfaction  to  all  was  that  in  the  disastrous  fire 
no  lives  were  lost  or  personal  injury  sustained. 

The  friends  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  are  rallying  to 
her  aid  from  all  over  the  country,  and  from  beyond  the 
seas  come  letters  of  sympathy  and  oifers  of  help.  Mon- 
ey is  coming  in,  and  what  has  been  lost  by  fire  will  be 


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fully  restored,  so  far  as  is  possible,  by  the  help  of  our 
brethren  and  friends.  Let  us  hope  that  for  centuries 
to  come  "  Old  Sandstone  "  will  be  found  impressing 
upon  her  young  men  and  women  the  prime  importance 
of  building  strong,  Christian  characters  for  Christ 
and  the  Church. 

D.  L.  MILLER. 


M.   S.   Newcomer 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          25 


Founders 

Like  Tennyson's  brook,  "  Old  Sandstone "  may 
say: 

"  For  men  may  come,  and  men  may  go, 
But  I  go  on  forever" 

A  glance  at  the  past  of  this  old  school  is  enough  to 
show  that  the  varying  element  is  men,  and  the  abiding 
factor  is  the  institution.  Xo  fewer  than  sixteen  men 
have  served  as  principal  or  president  in  this  past,  so 
attractive  to  the  writer  of  educational  histoiy,  and 
which  extends  backward  into  the  pioneer  days  of  Illi- 
nois. 

The  history  of  Rock  Kiver  Seminary,  1839-79,  with 
that  of  "  Old  Sandstone,"  which  is  her  visible  repre- 
sentative and  the  archive  of  her  traditions,  has  been 
written  and  rewritten  by  her  children  with  eloquent 
pen  and  in  still  more  eloquent  deed.  It  is  within  the 
limits  of  this  sketch  to  touch  briefly  a  few  names  that 
appear  in  connection  with  the  reorganization  of  the 
school  in  1879  under  the  auspices  of  the  Church  of  the 
Brethren. 

The  records  show  that  primarily  M.  S.  Newcomer 
is  responsible  for  Mt.  Morris  College.  Born  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Md.,  Januarjr  28,  1842,  at  the  age  of 
twelve  he  came  to  Ogle  County,  111.,  with  his  parents, 
who  settled  six  miles  northwest  of  Mt.  Morris  on  an 
unimproved  farm.  The  usual  experiences  of  pioneer 
life  were  his.  He  attended  Rock  River  Seminary  in 


26          MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

1863-64,  while  J.  W.  Williamson  was  principal.  He 
also  came  under  the  inspiration  of  Prof.  Pinckney, 
who  for  so  long  a  time  was  the  active  head  of  the  sem- 
inary. It  seems  especially  fitting  that  when  the  revival 
of  the  institution  became  necessary,  one  of  her  former 
students  should  have  a  prominent  part  in  the  work. 
May  17,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Hammer, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1866  united  with  the  Church  of  the 
Brethren.  Later,  called  to  the  ministry  in  the  church, 
he  became  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  principles  em- 
phasized by  the  church,  along  conservative  lines. 
Within  the  following  decade  the  school  at  Ashland, 
Ohio,  was  started  and  it  was  while  considering  the  ad- 
visability of  sending  their  children  so  far  away  from 
home  to  school,  that  Bro.  Newcomer  suggested  to  a 
number  of  his  neighbors  the  purchase  of  the  Hock  Riv- 
er Seminary  property,  then  for  sale  and  owned  by 
Hon.  E.  R.  Hitt. 

Progressive  sentiment,  which  led  to  a  division  in 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren  in  1881,  was  already  mak- 
ing itself  felt.  This,  together  with  some  undesirable 
features  in  other  schools,  made  it  necessary  to  control 
a  school  of  their  own  in  order  to  counteract  the  one 
evil  and  eliminate  the  other.  Consistent  with  this 
view  is  the  statement  of  Bro.  Newcomer :  "  Having  a 
desire  for  a  school  where  our  young  people  could  be 
educated  without  coming  in  contact  with  the  objection- 
able environments  so  prevalent  in  many  schools,  and 
also  to  maintain  and  promote  plainness,  simplicity 
and  the  distinct  gospel  principles,  as  understood  and 
practiced  by  the  Brethren,  and  feeling  that  there  were 
many  members  in  harmony  with  these  views,  we  em- 
barked in  the  enterprise." 


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That  there  were  many  in  harmony  with  these 
views,  several  enthusiastic  meetings  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  suggested  purchase  of  the  school  property, 
give  evidence.  But  it  was  left  for  Bro.  Newcomer  to 
take  the  initiative.  This  he  did  by  buying  the  prop- 
erty March  21,  1879,  for  six  thousand  dollars.  Nearly 
half  of  this  amount  was  raised  by  subscription  among 
the  members  of  the  church  and  the  citizens  of  Mt.  Mor- 
ris. J.  W.  Stein  was  secured  as  president  of  Mount 
Morris  Seminary  and  Collegiate  Institute  by  Bro. 
Newcomer,  April  1,  1879,  and  given  a  half  interest  in 
the  property.  This  half  interest,  representing  thirty 
shares  of  the  original  stock,  was  bought  by  the  college 
trustees,  Newcomer  and  Miller,  in  1882,  when  J.  W. 
Stein  went  away. 

At  the  opening  of  the  first  school  year,  in  1879, 
after  putting  more  than  seven  thousand  dollars  into 
improvements,  Bro.  Newcomer  did  his  master  stroke 
by  making  it  possible  for  D.  L.  Miller  of  Polo,  111.,  to 
turn  his  attention  from  a  commercial  enterprise  to 
the  educational  and  religious  work  of  the  church.  He 
bought  Bro.  Miller's  stock  of  merchandise.  Bro.  Mil- 
ler then  took  a  third  interest  in  the  school  and  moved 
to  Mount  Morris.  In  1883,  to  save  The  Brethren  at 
Work,  then  published  at  Mount  Morris,  it  was  decided 
that  Bro.  Miller  should  give  his  attention  to  the  paper, 
and  Bro.  Newcomer  again  took  upon  himself  the  whole 
financial  burden  of  the  school.  Thus,  for  several  years, 
by  the  initial  purchase,  by  improvements  and  equip- 
ment, by  responsibility  for  wages  and  deficit,  Bro. 
Newcomer  bore  the  brunt  of  the  Mount  Morris  College 
burden,  until  finally,  in  1885,  on  the  formation  of  a 
stock  company,  he  was  relieved  of  the  responsibility. 


28          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Beginning  with  September,  1879,  Eld.  D.  L.  Mil- 
ler's name  is  connected  with  Mount  Morris  College. 
He,  too,  was  born  in  Maryland,  and  as  a  young  man 
came  to  Illinois,  finally  settling  at  Polo,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business.  When  he  decided,  at 
the  solicitation  of  Bro.  Newcomer,  to  assist  in  organiz- 
ing the  school,  he  at  first  took  a  third  interest,  which 
he  carried  until  1883,  when,  as  noted  above,  he  became 
interested  in  the  publishing  business  of  the  church, 
selling  his  school  stock  to  the  original  owner.  In  1885, 
after  his  first  trip  to  Europe,  the  publishing  venture 
having  succeeded,  he  again  assumed  a  part  of  the 
financial  responsibility,  becoming  one  of  the  company 
of  six  stockholders,  which  company,  with  some  change 
in  its  personnel  from  time  to  time,  controlled  the  insti- 
tution until  it  was  formally  turned  over  to  the  church. 

From  1879  to  1883  Bro.  Miller  was  in  the  very  cen- 
ter of  the  various  activities  of  the  school.  Both  he  and 
Eld.  Newcomer  had  been  successful  in  business,  and 
while  not  schoolmen,  it  was  due  to  their  sagacity  that 
the  school  succeeded  in  spite  of  the  most  adverse  con- 
ditions. During  these  three  or  more  years,  he  served 
successively  as  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees ; 
treasurer  of  the  college  company ;  and  president  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  Mount  Morris  College.  On  March 
G,  1882,  he  was  elected  president  of  Mount  Morris  Col- 
lege for  the  unexpired  year,  and  on  June  19,  1882,  re- 
elected. 

While  Bro.  Miller  will  be  remembered  as  one  of 
the  main  founders  of  the  college,  it  is  as  a  trustee  for 
a  generation  that  he  has  given  full  proof  of  his  fitness 
as  an  official  of  the  school,  and  has  done  the  most  sub- 
stantial work  for  it.  His  knowledge  of  the  church  and 


MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          29 

her  needs,  his  extensive  travels,  his  experience  as 
preacher  and  writer,  have  given  him  an  appreciation  of 
the  value  of  Christian  education  to  the  church,  and 
this  has  kept  him  a  staunch  friend  and  supporter  of 
the  college  even  when  the  school  policy  in  some  details 
did  not  harmonize  with  his  personal  views.  No  move- 
ment for  a  larger  Mount  Morris  College  has  been  made 
in  these  years  in  which  he  is  not  represented  as  one  of 
the  most  liberal  donors;  a  fact  which  shows  how,  in 
some  men,  self  may  be  lost  in  a  great  cause,  or  an  in- 
stitution, which  necessarily  cannot  reflect  any  individ- 
ual, but  must  represent  the  community. 

There  were  a  number  of  others  who  had  a  share 
in  the  founding  of  the  college,  but  it  is  useless  to  dis- 
criminate by  mentioning  names.  A  consciousness  of 
having  had  a  part  in  so  noble  a  work  must  be  in  itself 
a  reward  far  beyond  the  value  of  any  word  of  praise 
which  might  be  spoken  at  this  late  day ;  and  some  who 
worked  as  conscientiously  as  those  who  Avere  promi- 
nent are  beyond  the  influence  of  either  praise  or  cen- 
sure. 

Just  now,  in  the  present  crisis,  with  "  Old  Sand- 
stone "  standing  like  a  medieval  ruin,  it  is  interesting 
to  know  that  the  true  friends  of  education  a  genera- 
tion ago  are  friends  of  the  school  today,  and  among 
them  Bro.  Miller  is  one  of  the  most  active  and  the 
most  optimistic. 

M.  M.  SHERRICK. 


D.  L.  Miller 


MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          31 


Presidents 


J.  W.  STEIN 

In  1879  the  property  of  the  Methodist  institution 
known  as  Kock  Kiver  Seminary  was  purchased  by  M. 
S.  Newcomer,  who  soon  associated  with  himself  D.  L. 
Miller  and  J.  W.  Stein,  the  latter  a  refined  and  talent- 
ed man  from  Missouri,  who  became  the  first  president 
of  what  is  now  Mount  Morris  College.  The  school 
opened  under  the  auspices  of  the  Church  of  the  Breth- 
ren, August  20,  1879,  its  first  name  being  Mt.  Morris 
Seminary  and  Collegiate  Institute.  Prof.  Stein  served 
as  president  in  a  most  efficient  manner  for  about  two 
years,  during  which  time  the  attendance  increased 
from  sixty  to  two  hundred.  He  was  loved  and  highly 
respected  by  both  students  and  faculty.  Prof.  Fer- 
nando Sanford,  of  Leland  Stanford  University,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  faculty  while  Prof.  Stein  Avas 
president,  says  of  him,  "  No  one  who  ever  came  under 
the  spell  of  that  wonderful  man,  can  forget  the  im- 
pression which  he  made."  But  much  to  the  regret  of 
all  who  knew  him,  in  the  spring  of  1881  he  made  a 
fatal  mistake  and  withdrew  from  the  presidency  of  the 
school. 

D.  L.  MILLER 

After  the  departure  of  J.  W.  Stein,  in  the  spring 
of  1881,  D.  L.  Miller  was  elected  by  the  board  of  trus- 


32          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

tees  of  Mount  Morris  Seminary  and  Collegiate  Insti- 
tute as  president  for  the  unexpired  school  year.  Feel- 
ing keenly  the  lack  of  school  training  necessary  to  fit 
him  for  the  duties  of  a  college  president,  Bro.  Miller 
accepted  the  position  with  reluctance.  Nevertheless, 
during  the  few  months  that  he  first  served  in  that  ca- 
pacity, he  won  the  highest  respect  from  both  students 
and  faculty,  and,  when  the  trustees  wanted  a  presi- 
dent for  the  ensuing  year,  they  naturally  turned  to 
him  as  the  one  best  suited  for  the  place.  He  was  per- 
suaded to  accept  the  office  for  two  years,  but  after 
serving  one  year  of  the  two  he  decided  to  take  a  trip 
to  Europe  and  Bible  Lands  in  the  interest  of  the 
Brethren  at  Work,  then  being  published  at  Mount 
Morris.  In  his  absence  Prof.  S.  Z.  Sharp,  vice-presi- 
dent, performed  the  duties  of  president.  Upon  return- 
ing from  his  extended  trip,  in  1884,  Bro.  Miller  was,  at 
his  urgent  request,  relieved  of  the  presidency  of  the 
college  to  become  editor  of  the  Brethren  at  Work,  and 
Prof.  J.  Gr.  Royer  became  his  successor. 

D.  L.  Miller  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Md. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  assisted  his  father  in  a  flour- 
mill.  When  he  grew  to  manhood  he  came  West  and  lo- 
cated at  Polo,  111.  Here  he  first  served  as  clerk  in  a 
store;  then  became  part  owner  of  a  dry  goods  store; 
and  later  engaged  in  buying  grain.  Five  years  were 
then  spent  in  conducting  a  successful  grocery  business. 
While  he  was  engaged  in  this  business,  M.  S.  Newcom- 
er purchased  the  property  of  Rock  River  Seminary 
and  persuaded  him  to  move  to  Mount  Morris  to  be- 
come business  manager  of  the  school. 

D.  L.  Miller  is  a  self-made  man  in  the  broadest 
sense  of  that  term.  On  account  of  his  father's  views 


MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          33 

on  education  he  received  only  a  country  school  train- 
ing, being  taken  out  of  school  at  the  age  of  twelve  and 
put  out  with  a  neighboring  farmer  to  work.  From 
childhood  he  Avas  noted  for  his  love  of  books,  and  by 
the  time  of  his  call  to  come  to  Mount  Morris,  at  the 
age  of  thirty-nine,  he  had  read  extensively  on  many 
subjects.  Being  blessed  with  a  good  memory  and  an 
unusual  ability  to  make  his  knowledge  practical  he 
was  recognized  by  all  who  knew  him  as  a  man  having 
a  remarkable  store  of  ready  information. 

Bro.  Miller's  interest  in  Mount  Morris  College  did 
not  cease  with  his  resignation  as  president.  His  de- 
votion to  the  school  and  very  substantial  assistance 
rendered  at  all  times  since  then  are  referred  to  at 
greater  length  in  this  volume  under  the  head  of  "  The 
Founders  of  Mount  Morris  College." 

J.  G.  ROYER 

Great  movements  in  church  or  state  have  had,  in 
their  beginning,  heroes  to  champion  them.  We  need 
look  back  only  a  quarter  of  a  century  to  see  the  begin- 
ning of  the  work  in  higher  education  in  the  Church  of 
the  Brethren.  At  that  time  Mount  Morris  College  was 
a  pioneer  in  this  work,  and  J.  G.  Koyer  was  guiding 
the  institution  safely  through  its  early  struggles  for 
existence.  He  took  charge  of  the  college  at  a  time 
when  none  but  a  hero  would  have  thought  of  doing  so. 

Prof.  Koyer  had  been  engaged  as  an  instructor  to 
begin  his  work  in  September,  1883.  Two  months  after 
entering  upon  his  work  his  health  failed  and  he  was 
compelled  to  return  to  his  home  in  Indiana.  But 
shortly  after  he  left,  some  problems  relating  to  the  lit- 


34          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

erary  societies  arose  and  the  faculty  was  having  diffi- 
culty in  adjusting  them,  but  Prof.  Royer,  on  returning 
at  the  request  of  the  college,  soon  secured  an  amicable 
settlement  and  was  able  to  again  return  to  Indiana. 
Again  difficulties  arose  and  things  went  on  from  bad 
to  worse  till  the  trustees,  becoming  discouraged,  en- 
tered into  negotiations  with  the  Studebaker  Wagon 
Factory  for  the  sale  of  the  buildings  and  grounds. 
This  aroused  a  great  sensation  and  feeling  of  indigna- 
tion in  the  town  and  surrounding  country,  and  Prof. 
Royer  was  again  called.  After  having  several  inter- 
views with  the  trustees,  he  proceeded  to  consult  the 
leading  elders  of  the  church  of  the  Northern  District 
of  Illinois,  and  all  of  them  except  one,  Eld.  Enoch  Eby, 
advised  him  not  to  undertake  the  work.  Nevertheless 
Prof.  Royer  was  confident  that  the  church  needed  the 
school  and  that,  in  a  school  for  the  church,  he  could  do 
more  for  it  than  he  could  do  in  any  other  way.  There- 
fore, he  determined  to  sacrifice  everything  for  the 
school.  None  but  a  man  who  had  the  cause  of  the 
church  and  its  young  people  at  heart  could  have  en- 
tered upon  such  a  herculean  task  as  the  one  that  here 
confronted  him. 

Notwithstanding  the  strong  objections  of  the  lead- 
ing elders  of  the  church  and  the  gloomy  prospects  of 
getting  a  salary,  Prof.  Royer  moved  his  large  family 
to  Mount  Morris  during  the  summer  of  1884,  and  took 
up  his  residence  in  the  old  white  building,  then  used 
for  a  ladies'  dormitory.  He  himself  makes  the  remark 
that  his  large  family  made  a  good  start  at  filling  the 
old  building  and  gave  him  one  large  table  of  boarders 
to  begin  with. 

Thus  began  J.  G.  Royer's  career  as  president  of 


J.  G.  Royer 


36 


Mount  Morris  College — a  career  which,  was  destined 
to  extend  over  a  period  of  twenty  years.  He  attrib- 
utes much  of  his  success  in  bringing  Mount  Morris 
College  through  the  trying  period  to  his  good  and 
faithful  wife.  By  her  ability  to  manage  and  econo- 
mize she  helped  him  through  when  there  was  very  little 
money  in  sight. 

Prof.  Royer's  untiring,  self -sacrificing  devotion  to 
the  school  through  all  its  checkered  vicissitudes  is 
known  to  all  who  were  associated  with  him  in  either 
the  work  of  the  school  or  the  church.  He  buried  him- 
self in  service  for  the  young  men  and  women  of  the 
Church  of  the  Brethren.  While  his  services,  however, 
were  not  entirely  confined  to  those  of  his  own  denom- 
ination, yet  his  efforts  centered  in  the  Church  of  the 
Brethren.  It  was  not  for  the  school  as  a  mere  school 
that  he  was  working,  but  for  the  good  of  the  church 
through  the  school.  Today  the  products  of  his  mould- 
ing may  be  counted  by  the  thousands,  among  the  min- 
isters, Sunday-school  teachers,  missionaries  and  other 
faithful  workers  throughout  this  and  other  lands.  A 
better  appreciation  of  him  and  his  work  may  be  had 
from  quotations  from  letters  written  on  the  occasion 
of  his  fiftieth  anniversary  as  a  teacher,  held  in  the 
college  chapel  on  the  llth  day  of  January,  1904. 

Prof.  F.  W.  Hanawalt,  who  worked  with  Prof. 
Royer  for  nine  years  as  a  teacher  in  Mount  Morris  Col- 
lege, says :  "  I  have  for  years  admired  his  zeal  and 
devotion  to  Mount  Morris  College.  I  have  seen  him 
with  his  colaborers  place  it  on  a  firm  foundation ;  suc- 
ceed when  success  seemed  impossible." 

Prof.  T.  T.  Myers  writes  as  follows :  "  Of  this  I 
am  sure,  he  was  always  decidedly  unselfish  in  his  ef- 


37 


forts  and  most  willing  to  sacrifice  for  another.  His 
purpose  was  always  to  lead  his  pupils  into  a  noble  and 
useful  life.  Thousands  will  say,  '  He  helped  my  life.' 
Hundreds  of  preachers  in  our  church  have  something 
of  Prof.  Koyer  in  every  sermon." 

While  president  of  the  college  Prof.  Koyer  gave 
financial  aid  to  hundreds  of  young  men  and  women, 
some  of  whom  proved  to  be  worthy,  while  some  others 
proved  not  so  worthy.  His  method  was  to  loan  them 
money  with  the  understanding  that  it  was  to  be  re- 
turned when  the  money  was  earned.  The  writer  of 
this  sketch  well  remembers  the  spot  in  the  shadow  of 
"  Old  Sandstone "  where  Prof.  Eoyer  met  him  and 
said,  "  Well,  M.  W.,  have  you  got  any  spending  mon- 
ey? "  When  "  M.  W."  said  that  he  had  only  a  few 
cents  left,  the  president  of  the  college  handed  over  a 
$5.00  bill,  saying,  "  Keep  account  of  this  and  pay  me 
when  you  earn  it."  In  this  manner  he  helped  some 
whom  he  thought  to  be  worthy,  but  who  did  not  prove 
to  be  so,  for  he  says,  "If  the  boys  whom  I  helped,  not 
gratuitously,  but  until  they  made  the  money,  would 
pay  me,  I  might  give  a  good  round  sum  to  rebuild  '  Old 
Sandstone  '  and  have  pocket  money  besides." 

During  the  twenty  years  of  Prof.  Royer's  labor 
for  the  school  he  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  College 
Hall  erected  in  1890,  Ladies'  Dormitory  in  1893,  and 
"  Old  Sandstone  "  remodeled  in  1896.  The  money  for 
the  first  two  improvements — about  $31,000 — was  so- 
licited by  Prof.  Koyer  himself.  In  addition  to  the 
money  gotten  for  these  improvements  he  has  put  to 
the  school's  credit  in  all  about  $30,000  in  endowment, 
$10,000  of  this  having  been  solicited  by  him  since  his 
retirement  from  the  presidency. 


38          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Prof.  Koyer  was  born  in  Millmont,  Pa.,  April  22, 
1838.  He  is  of  Swiss-German  extraction,  Ms  father 
and  mother  having  been  respectively  descended  from 
these  nationalities.  He  began  teaching  school  at  the 
age  of  16  and  remained  in  this  profession  continuously 
for  fifty  years.  His  education  was  gotten  at  Mifflin- 
burg  Academy  and  Union  Seminary,  both  institutions 
of  Pennsylvania.  He  retired  from  the  presidency  of 
Mount  Morris  College  in  the  spring  of  1904,  and  since 
then  has  been  engaged  in  evangelistic,  Bible  Institute 
and  Sunday-school  Institute  work  in  various  parts  of 
the  United  States. 


JOHN  EZRA  MILLER 

John  Ezra  Miller  was  born  near  Milledgeville, 
111.,  March  13,  1865.  His  first  experience  as  a  student 
of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was  during  the  fall  term  of  1884, 
the  year  that  Prof.  J.  G.  Koyer  took  charge  of  the 
school.  The  fall  term  of  1885  again  found  him  room- 
ing in  "  Old  Sandstone."  After  spending  two  more 
winters  teaching  his  home  school  in  the  country  he 
determined  to  secure  a  thorough  education  and  entered 
Mt.  Morris  College  in  September  of  1887,  remaining  in 
school  till  his  graduation  from  the  seminary  depart- 
ment in  1892.  The  following  fall  he  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  from  which  place  he  received  the 
degree  of  bachelor  of  arts  in  June  of  1894.  He  was 
then  elected  instructor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Mt.  Mor- 
ris College,  which  place  he  held  until  the  close  of 
school  in  the  spring  of  1900.  Having  been  offered  a 
position  as  instructor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  the  Acad- 


J.   E.   Miller 


40          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTOXE 

emy  of  tlie  University  of  Illinois,  with  the  privilege  of 
continuing  his  studies  in  the  university,  he  resigned 
his  position  in  Mt.  Morris  College  and  for  four  years 
filled  in  a  most  creditable  way  his  position  at  the  uni- 
versity. In  1902  the  University  of  Illinois  conferred 
upon  him  the  master's  degree. 

In  the  spring  of  1903,  when  Prof.  Royer  resigned 
the  presidency  of  Mount  Morris  College,  the  trustees, 
in  casting  about  for  a  new  president,  decided  that 
John  Ezra  Miller  was  an  eminently  qualified  and  logi- 
cal candidate  for  the  place.  He  reluctantly  accepted 
the  position,  and  has  since  been  carrying  forAvard  the 
work  in  such  a  way  as  has  proven  to  the  trustees  of 
the  school  that  they  made  no  mistake  in  their  choice. 

In  coming  to  Mt.  Morris  College  as  president, 
Prof.  Miller  showed  himself  worthy  of  the  honor  be- 
stowed upon  him.  For  six  years  he  had  served  in  Mt. 
Morris  College  as  an  instructor,  and  knew  full  well 
what  it  meant  to  leave  a  lucrative  position,  where  he 
needed  to  teach  only  four  hours  a  day,  with  no  respon- 
sibility of  managing,  organizing  and  disciplining,  and 
accept  a  position  where  the  salary  could  never  be  any- 
where near  in  proportion  to  merit,  and  where  as  the 
work  grew  the  labors  and  responsibilities  would  be 
many  times  multiplied.  He  knew  with  what  petty  an- 
noyances he  would  have  to  meet  each  day;  what  dis- 
couragements would  arise  in  the  pathway  of  the  prog- 
ress of  the  educational  work  of  the  church ;  what  effort 
would  be  required  to  hold  the  old  and  secure  new  pat- 
ronage for  the  school;  and  what  lack  of  appreciation 
he  would  meet  along  the  way  from  those  who  might  be 
expected  to  render  the  most  valuable  service.  He 
knew  all  this,  and  yet  was  willing  to  make  the  sacri- 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          41 

fice.  The  future  of  the  church  of  his  choice  lay  heavy 
upon  his  heart,  and  for  her  and  the  education  of  the 
many  sons  and  daughters  of  parents  who  longed  to  see 
their  children  trained  for  the  service  of  the  Master, 
he  surrendered  himself  in  the  fullest  and  completest 
service.  Had  he  regarded  money,  fame  or  ease  with 
more  esteem  than  service  to  the  educational  work  of 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren  he  would  never  have  left 
his  position  at  the  University  of  Illinois  to  accept  the 
presidency  of  Mt.  Morris  College. 

During  the  eight  years  that  Prof.  Miller  has  been 
president  of  the  college  the  courses  of  study  have  been 
revised  and  brought  up  to  the  standard  required  by  the 
leading  universities  of  the  Middle  West,  Being  a  firm 
believer  in  practical  as  well  as  theoretical  education, 
he  has  organized  a  department  of  agriculture,  which 
is  proving  to  be  one  of  the  most  popular  departments 
of  the  school.  Many  of  the  patrons  of  the  school  are 
farmers,  and  they  are  anxious  to  educate  their  chil- 
dren for  the  farm  instead  of  for  business  in  the  cities, 
and  the  course  in  agriculture  is  meeting  a  long-felt 
need.  In  addition  to  this,  President  Miller  has  been 
the  means  of  having  located  within  a  few  blocks  of  the 
college  a  State  Agricultural  Experiment  Field.  This 
station  is  proving  to  be  a  very  valuable  aid  to  the  de- 
partment of  agriculture.  In  harmony  with  his  views 
a  manual  training  department  has  also  been  in  opera- 
tion during  the  past  year,  and  next  year  a  domestic 
science  department  will  be  opened. 

In  the  last  eight  years  the  number  of  college  stu- 
dents attending  the  school  has  been  multiplied  by  four, 
thus  showing  a  gradual  and  healthy  transition  of  the 
school  from  an  academy  to  a  college.  One  year  of 


42          MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

these  eight  years  registers  the  high  water  mark  in  the 
number  of  students  enrolled. 

As  a  solicitor,  he  has  shown  himself  to  be  excep- 
tionally proficient.  He  secured  the  money  to  erect,  in 
1908,  the  fine  new  auditorium-gymnasium.  This  is  one 
of  the  most  substantial  and  best  equipped  buildings  on 
the  campus.  Both  faculty  and  students  are  proud  of 
this  hall,  and  are  ever  grateful  to  the  donors  for  their 
gifts  and  to  President  Miller  for  his  hard  work  in  so- 
liciting the  money. 

Prof.  Miller  is  strong  as  an  organizer.  He  is  quick 
to  see  what  there  is  to  be  done  and  fearless  in  putting 
his  ideas  into  operation.  Whatever  he  undertakes  to 
do  he  does,  not  to  please  any  man  or  set  of  men,  but  he 
does  it  because  he  believes  it  to  be  the  right  thing  to  do. 
He  is  positive  and  outspoken,  and  because  of  this  he  is 
sometimes  misjudged.  But  he  is  undaunted  by  opposi- 
tion. He  can  take  more  kicks  and  not  seem  to  feel 
bruised  than  any  other  man  I  ever  knew.  Those  Avho 
know  him  best  know  him  to  be  kind,  loving,  sympathet- 
ic and  ready  to  make  any  sort  of  sacrifice.  If  a  stu- 
dent shows  any  disposition  to  do  the  right,  he  will  al- 
ways find  in  President  Miller  a  true  friend. 

M.  W.  EMMERT. 


MEMORIES  OP  OLD  SANDSTONE          43 


Student  Organizations 

The  two  most  prominent  organizations  in  the  col- 
lege, and  in  which  the  most  interest  is  centered,  are 
the  two  literary  societies,  the  Amphictyon  and  the 
Philorhetorian.  Each  society  has  a  well-furnished 
hall  on  the  third  floor  of  College  Hall,  where 
each  Friday  evening  of  the  school  year  the  mem- 
bers meet  and  render  programs  simultaneously.  The 
programs  consist  of  music,  essays,  orations,  read- 
ings, debates  and  other  numbers  which  lend  interest. 
Contests  are  held  each  year  in  the  societies,  consisting 
of  essays,  declamations  and  orations.  An  annual 
intersociety  debate  is  one  of  the  interesting  features 
of  the  work  of  the  year.  The  students  are  few  who  do 
not  belong  to  one  or  the  other  of  these  literary  socie- 
ties. Many  public  men  date  the  beginning  of  their 
work  as  platform  speakers  to  their  efforts  in  these  lit- 
erary societies. 

The  Students'  Association  was  organized  in  Jan- 
uary, 1912,  soon  after  the  memorable  chapel  service  of 
Jan.  16,  when  a  need  was  felt  for  united  effort  to  in- 
sure confidence  and  assist  in  replacing  the  loss  from 
the  disaster  which  had  come  to  the  school.  The  stu- 
dents believe  in  a  greater  M.  M.  C.,  and  so  have  adopt- 
ed the  following  as  their  motto :  "  You'll  like  Mount 
Morris — Watch  us  grow." 

The  Men's  Glee  Club  was  organized  in  1909.  The 
club  meets  three  times  a  week  for  practice  and  instruc- 
tion. It  is  composed  of  twenty  young  men,  who  have 


Amphictyon   Hall 


Philorhetorian  Hall 


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O 
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46          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

shown  themselves  qualified  for  membership.  At  the 
beginning  of  each  year  a  tryout  is  given  to  applicants 
for  vacancies.  The  club  appears  in  numerous  pro- 
grams at  the  school,  rendering  only  such  selections  as 
are  of  high  standard  in  the  musical  world.  It  is  also 
available  for  public  recitals. 

The  Modern  Literature  Club  is  an  association 
which  has  for  its  purpose  the  study  of  present-day  au- 
thors and  their  productions.  The  club  meets  every 
two  weeks  for  an  hour,  when  some  recent  book  is  dis- 
cussed by  one  of  the  members  of  the  club. 

The  Mathematics  Club  is  composed  of  a  group  of 
students  who  are  interested  in  mathematics  and  have 
taken  courses  beyond  geometry.  The  club  meets  every 
two  weeks  and  at  each  meeting  a  program  is  rendered 
in  which  some  interesting  subject  of  mathematics  is 
discussed.  The  purpose  of  the  club  is  to  bring  out  the 
attractive  and  cultural  side  of  mathematics. 

The  Oratorical  Association  is  a  college  society  af- 
filiated with  the  Northern  Illinois  Oratorical  League. 
The  association  gives  four  programs  a  year,  one  of 
which  is  a  preliminary  contest  at  which  an  orator  is 
selected  to  represent  the  school  at  the  league  contest. 
The  schools  with  which  the  association  contest  are 
Northwestern  College  at  Naperville,  Wheaton  College 
at  Wheaton,  and  Lombard  College  at  Galesburg.  In 
the  year  1912,  the  second  year  of  membership  in  the 
league,  the  orator  from  M.  M.  C.  carried  on7  first  prize. 

The  Athletic  Association  was  organized  in  order 
that  the  physical  training  of  the  student  should  not  be 
neglected,  and  further  that  the  training  might  be  best 
systematized.  The  association  is  discussed  elsewhere. 

AMMON  SWOPE. 


Pole  Vault 


Auditorium-Gymnasium 


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MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          49 

Athletics 

The  purpose  of  a  true  educational  institution  is 
to  develop  a  "sound  mind  in  a  sound  body."  Very  of- 
ten we  find  schools  that  overemphasize  the  mental  to 
the  neglect  of  the  physical.  Some  schools  go  to  the 
other  extreme,  placing  undue  emphasis  upon  the  phys- 
ical. 

M.  M.  C.  has  always  tried  to  stand  for  the  best  in 
everything.  We  do  not  consider  it  the  best  in  athletics 
to  spend  most  of  our  time  in  the  training  of  a  few  men 
to  represent  the  school  in  contest  work,  but  rather  do 
all  that  we  can  to  get  all  students  to  take  some  part, 
giving  each  student  an  equal  right  to  all  athletics.  As 
a  result,  since  the  securing  of  our  new  gymnasium,  al- 
most every  student  in  school  takes  some  active  part  in 
athletics  throughout  the  entire  year.  Our  gymnasium 
was  erected  in  1908.  It  is  modern  in  every  respect, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  in  this  part  of  the  State.  The 
building  is  fully  equipped  with  apparatus,  lockers, 
and  shower  baths.  Systematic  class  work  is  given  to 
all  students  desiring.  Aside  from  this  regular  class 
work,  such  games  as  basketball  and  tennis  are  encour- 
aged. In  the  spring  considerable  wrork  is  done  on  the 
track. 

All  of  the  athletics  is  under  the  control  and  direc- 
tion of  the  Athletic  Association,  which  is  composed  of 
students,  members  of  the  faculty  and  management. 

We  feel  that  M.  M.  C.  has  reached  as  high  a  stand- 
ard in  athletics  as  it  is  possible  for  a  school  to  reach. 
"  The  greatest  good  for  the  greatest  number  "  we  try 
to  apply  practically  in  athletics  as  in  other  matters. 

EGBERT  E.  MOHLER. 


MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          51 


Student  Religious  Activity 

The  founders  of  Mount  Morris  College  were  re- 
ligious leaders,  and  the  same  is  true  of  all  those  who 
have  taken  a  prominent  part  in  its  maintenance.  It  is 
therefore  natural  that  spiritual  ideals  should  always 
have  received  emphasis  at  this  institution.  Opportu- 
nities for  the  religious  development  of  students  by  ac- 
tual practice  are  amply  afforded  by  the  Mount  Morris 
church  in  the  various  departments  of  her  work.  Stu- 
dent ministers  are  asked  to  preach  in  the  home  pulpit 
and  in  those  of  near-lying  congregations.  Several 
teachers  of  the  Sunday-school  come  from  the  student 
body,  as  well  as  most  of  the  officers  of  the  Christian 
Workers'  Society  and  of  the  church  prayer-meeting. 
Besides  these  there  is  opening  for  individual  activity 
in  the  monthly  meetings  of  the  College  Missionary  So- 
ciety and  of  the  Volunteer  Band.  A  prayer  class  is 
conducted  weekly  by  Prof.  Emmert,  with  especial  ref- 
erence to  devotional  culture  and  training  in  carrying 
it  into  the  homes  of  the  aged  and  afflicted.  Personal 
work  for  Christ  is  carried  on  quietly  and  systematic- 
ally with  telling  effect  upon  the  moral  atmosphere  of 
the  school.  Evening  prayer-meetings  are  held  in  the 
dormitories  among  groups  of  students.  During  1911- 
12  a  class  has  been  receiving  training  in  sacred  music 
in  preparation  for  holding  such  classes  among  the 
churches. 

The  Missionary  Society  is  supporting  Bro.  D.  J. 


52 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 


Lichty  in  India,  the  Sabbath-school,  Sister  Sadie  Mil- 
ler, and  the  Volunteer  Band  is  assisting  Bro.  Carl  Coff- 
man  through  a  medical  education  in  the  University  of 
Chicago.  For  several  years  a  student-pastor  has  had 
charge  of  a  point  five  miles  from  Mt.  Morris,  and  stu- 
dent-help is  solicited  by  churches  of  the  town  and  vi- 
cinity for  their  Sunday-schools.  Plans  are  being  laid 
whereby  the  future  field  of  service  may  be  further  wid- 
ened, for  our  institution  cannot  be  a  storehouse  of 
power  without  sufficient  channels  of  outlet.  It  is  a 
constant  aim  of  all  interested  in  the  school  that  reli- 
gious development  shall  ever  keep  pace  with  the  other 
components  of  student  nature. 

J.  HUGH  HECKMAN. 


J.  Hugh  Heckman 


MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          53 


Mount  Morris 


GEO.  W.  FURREY 

There  is  a  place  my  heart  loves  to  dwell, 
Where  love  notes  mingle  in  laughter  and  song, 

Each  whispering  breeze  Hope's  promises  tell, 
And  life  is  bright  for  the  glad  and  joyful  throng. 

Chorus. 

Mount  Morris,  Mount  Morris,  join  hearts  and  voices. 
Sing  till  the  echo  resounds  in  each  breast. 
Hail,  oh,  ye  loyal  sons !    Hail,  her  fair  daughters ! 
Our  Alma  Mater's  name  forever  be  blessed. 

Her  stately  walls  like  bulwarks  of  truth 
Adorn  the  crest  of  the  maple-grown  Mount. 

Her  classic  halls  are  teeming  with  youth 
Who  learning  quaff  from  the  ever  open  fount. 

Sweet  college  home,  thy  praises  we'll  sing 

So  long  as  music  ennobles  the  heart. 
All  through  the  world  the  echoes  shall  ring, 

Mount  Morris,  hail !  Thou  our  own  dear  mother  art ! 


54 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 


Greater  Mount  Morris 
College 

Mount  Morris  College  is  closing  the  first  third  of 
a  century  under  the  management  of  the  Church  of  the 
Brethren.  During  these  thirty-three  years  education- 
al sentiment  has  changed  from  opposition  to  tolera- 
tion, and  noAv  to  active  encouragement.  The  necessity 
for  the  existence  of  Mount  Morris  College  is  ques- 
tioned by  no  one.  The  good  she  has  done  is  sounded  by 


Breaking  Ground  for  the  Gymnasium-Auditorium,  May  29,  1908 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          55 

everyone.  Only  one  of  our  present  colleges,  Juniata, 
was  in  existence  when  Mount  Morris  College  was  born. 
From  this  it  may  be  seen  that  she  has  been  a  pioneer. 

Mount  Morris  College  has  always  been  ready  to 
take  the  initiative.  After  surveying  the  field  and 
studying  the  needs  she  has  boldly  met  the  problems 
confronting  her  as  she  considered  best.  Among  our 
people  she  has  ever  been  a  leader  in  the  past  and 
promises  to  be  equally  prominent  in  the  future. 

From  her  have  gone  out  influences  that  were  ac- 
tive in  starting  at  least  four  of  our  schools.  She  was  a 
leader  in  establishing  Bible  instruction.  From  her 
came  the  founder  of  Asiatic  mission  work.  She  was 
the  first  to  recognize  the  needs  of  our  rural  patronage 
by  giving  them  instruction  in  agriculture.  I  see  among 
her  former  students  today  presidents  of  three  of  our 
schools,  while  nine  have  her  students  on  their  facul- 
ties. Her  students  are  conspicuous  in  the  Brethren 
Publishing  House,  leaders  in  the  church  conferences, 
and  active  in  the  various  occupations.  I  know  of  no 
way  to  judge  the  future  but  by  the  past,  and  judging 
from  the  past  the  burning  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  on 
January  15, 1912,  is  destined  to  mark  a  new  and  great- 
er epoch  in  the  history  of  Mount  Morris  College.  The 
next  third  of  the  century  will  not  only  equal  but  will 
eclipse  the  progress  of  the  past. 

When  I  entered  Mount  Morris  College,  in  the  fall 
of  1884,  one  young  man,  Prof.  F.  W.  Hanawalt,  who 
had  just  completed  his  university  course,  was  added  to 
the  faculty.  Those  of  us  who  were  fresh  from  the  farm 
and  country  school  stood  spellbound  before  him.  We 
had  never  seen  a  young  man  who  had  completed  a  col- 
lege course  and  taken  the  degree  of  A.  B.  But  now 


56          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

since  every  year  our  own  students  are  completing  this 
course  and  receiving  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts, 
and  since  the  completion  of  such  a  course  is  necessary 
before  one  can  become  a  regular  member  of  the  facul- 
ty, students  are  accustomed  to  it  and  take  this  as  a 
matter  of  course. 

It  will  be  the  mission  of  Greater  Mount  Morris 
College  not  only  to  continue  her  college  of  liberal  arts, 
which  has  become  thoroughly  established,  but  also  to 
conduct  graduate  courses  so  that  students  may  take 
the  advanced  degrees.  This  will  be  made  possible  be- 
cause of  the  growth  of  educational  sentiment  among 
our  people.  It  will  be  made  necessary  because  our 
young  people  will  demand  that  our  own  schools  shall 
give  them  the  opportunity  of  having  the  very  best. 
These  conditions  will  call  for  a  change  in  the  faculty, 
and  will  mean  that  in  the  very  near  future  our  teach- 
ers must  all  have  completed  a  graduate  school,  which 
is  certain  to  become  a  prominent  feature  in  Greater 
Mount  Morris  College. 

Not  only  in  advanced  work  will  there  be  this  prog- 
ress, but  in  the  lower  courses  as  well  there  will  be  a 
continued  recognition  of  the  needs  of  the  times  and  the 
demands  of  the  students.  The  academy  course  must 
be  changed  from  time  to  time  to  conform  to  the  recog- 
nized standard  for  admission  to  college.  At  the  same 
time  it  must  be  maintained  as  a  course  suitable  for 
those  who  never  will  go  to  college.  It  must  be  appar- 
ent to  all  thoughtful  educators  that  the  undue  defer- 
ence paid  by  the  high  school  and  academy  to  the  de- 
mand of  the  college  and  university  is  not  without  seri- 
ous fault.  While  it  is  proper  and  within  the  province 
of  the  college  and  university  to  say  what  preparation 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          57 

students  shall  have  had  before  entering  their  courses, 
it  is  also  obligatory  upon  the  high  school  and  academy 
to  recognize  the  needs  of  that  great  band  of  young  men 
and  women  who  never  can  go  or  never  will  go  to  col- 
lege or  university.  As  in  the  past,  so  in  the  future, 
Greater  Mount  Morris  College  will  consider  it  more 
important  to  turn  out  students  who  are  men  and  wom- 
en, in  the  full  sense  of  the  word,  than  to  manufacture 
scholars. 

In  accordance  with  this  law  Greater  Mount  Mor- 
ris College  will  always  recognize  the  value  of  those 
studies  that  carry  along  with  them  a  utilitarian  as 
Avell  as  disciplinarian  value.  She  will  consider  it  im- 
portant to  train  her  students  for  the  school  room,  for 
the  mission  field,  for  the  pulpit,  for  the  public  plat- 
form, for  political  duties ;  but  she  will  consider  it 
equally  important  to  train  them  for  the  office,  for  the 
farm,  for  the  shop,  for  the  kitchen,  for  the  home.  Stud- 
ies that  lead  to  these  latter  occupations  will  always 
have  a  place  in  her.  curricula.  But  the  admission  and 
recognition  of  these  courses  will  never  be  so  one  sided 
as  to  cripple  the  literary  attainment  and  full  mental 
development  of  her  students. 

To  maintain  her  ideals  and  work  out  the  problems 
confronting  her  Mount  Morris  College  will  need  en- 
largement of  her  buildings  and  equipment  and  the  ex- 
tension of  her  campus. 

With  the  rebuilding  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  as  a  li- 
brary and  science  hall,  and  with  the  addition  of  the 
new  dormitories  for  the  boys,  and  the  central  heating 
plant  during  the  summer  of  1912,  there  is  bound  to  fol- 
low an  increase  in  attendance. 

This  will  require  more  room  for  Greater  Mount 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          59 

Morris  College.  Among  these  requirements  will  be 
the  addition  of  an  athletic  field.  Much  has  been  said 
for  and  against  college  athletics.  After  all  the  heat  of 
discussion  and  the  bias  of  judgment  has  been  laid 
aside  there  still  remains  the  truth  that  physical  work 
is  necessary.  This  work  shoul^  be  in  the  gymnasium 
when  the  weather  does  not  permit  outside  work.  When 
the  weather  is  favorable  the  outside  work  is  prefer- 
able. Intercollegiate  athletics  have  been  overdone. 
On  the  other  hand,  a  reasonable  amount  of  rivalry  be- 
tween neighboring  schools  can  be  made  an  efficient 
factor  in  student  life.  It  will  be  a  part  of  the  work  of 
Greater  Mount  Morris  College  to  learn  in  what  field 
and  how  far  athletics  shall  be  indulged  in  so  as  to 
make  them  helpful  and  not  hurtful  to  the  student's 
work. 

Ere  many  years  there  will  be  need  of  more  build- 
ings. A  second  ladies'  hall  will  certainly  be  required 
on  the  northwest  corner  of  the  campus.  This  will  be 
built  especially  to  accommodate  girls  of  college  rank. 
In  it  will  be  found  all  the  conveniences  that  a  girl  has 
in  her  own  home,  for  the  closer  school  life  can  be  re- 
lated to  home  life  the  better  will  be  the  results.  Ere 
many  years  there  will  be  a  hall  erected  for  the  special 
work  of  agriculture  and  domestic  science.  The  work 
in  these  departments  will  be  both  theoretical  and  prac- 
tical. 

One  of  the  new  buildings  that  is  destined  to  grace 
the  college  campus  will  be  the  hall  devoted  to  music, 
oratory  and  art.  These  studies  have  a  cultural  value 
and  at  the  same  time  are  of  a  practical  nature.  A 
building  devoted  to  their  pursuit  will  do  much  toward 
creating  interest. 


GO          MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

This  year  the  Students'  Association  was  organ- 
ized. It  already  has  done  a  good  work,  but  in  Greater 
Mount  Morris  College  its  sphere  of  activity  and  use- 
fulness will  be  materially  enlarged.  It  will  accom- 
plish along  social  lines  work  similar  to  that  which  is 
being  done  by  the  Mission  Band  and  Prayer  Band  in 
religious  lines. 

There  has  long  been  an  Alumni  Association. 
Greater  Mount  Morris  College  will  find  its  alumni  just 
as  loyal  but  more  active  than  they  have  been  in  the 
past.  Provisions  have  already  been  made  that  the 
alumni  may  elect  one  trustee  of  the  college.  The  alum- 
ni trustee  will  certainly  be  one  of  the  most  active  on  the 
board.  From  the  educational  and  financial  standpoint 
the  alumni  are  in  position  to  aid  Greater  Mount  Mor- 
ris College.  Those  who  received  their  education  at 
Mount  Morris  are  now  successfully  reaping  the  har- 
vest of  former  sowing.  In  the  years  to  come  these  will 
not  be  untrue  to  their  Alma  Mater,  but  will  see  that  a 
part  of  their  wealth  goes  back  to  the  old  school  that 
gave  them  their  standards  and  their  ideals.  From  her 
own  students,  in  a  large  measure,  will  come  the  money 
to  swell  her  endowment.  Before  many  years  this  en- 
dowment must  reach  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

JOHN  EZRA  MILLER. 


"Memories" 


Contributed  by  Students 


To  the  Alumni  of  Mount  Morris 
College  in  Spirit  Assembled 

Bronzed  faces,  seasoned  with  the  world's  salt  air, 
This  happy  interval  united,  hail ! 
How  leaps  the  electric  tide  from  palm  to  palm,— 
True,  diligent  children  of  one  Mater  all ! 
Welcome  the  voices  whose  familiar  tone 
Brings  up  the  canvas  of  collegiate  halls,— 
The  tempting  campus,  chapel  prayers,  the  strolls, 
The  lectures,  language  roots  and  botany  bloom, 
The  wilting  tests,  the  sighs,  promotions,  hopes, 
And  rousing  round-up  on  commencement  day! 

For  three  decades  and  more  the  yearly  brood, 

Like  eaglets  shuffled  from  the  mother  nest, 

Has  left  "  Old  Sandstone's  "  vigorous  fostering, 

In  single  strength  to  battle  for  life's  bread. 

From  Southern  moonrise  to  Pacific  sun, 

From  crisp  Dakota  to  the  sober  East, 

And  looping  transatlantic  continents, 

The  isothermal  line  a  circle  makes 

Of  constant  and  fraternal  sympathy. 

On  some  stout  shoulders  solid  honors  sit, 
Gift  of  admiring  fellows ;  other  some 
Their  daily  web  in  steady  patience  weave, 
And  both  with  faith  their  work  incorporate. 
Stand  off,  and  see  the  carven  granite  blocks 


64          MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

In  this  great  monument  of  industry,— 

The  product  of  enthusiastic  souls 

Whose  several  talents  gave  it  needed  shape. 

The  teacher — lord  of  opportunity— 

With  mental  mortar  built  truth's  masonry ; 

The  farmer,  patient,  glad,  intelligent, 

His  glowing  harvests  in  the  structure  laid; 

The  clerk's  fidelity  in  lower  rank 

Soon  gave  him  place  in  an  imposing  tier ; 

The  conscious  advocates  of  virtuous  law 

With  humane  logic  fortified  the  wall ; 

The  pastors — shepherds  of  a  hungry  world, 

Who  minister  with  self -effacing  zeal, 

The  earthward  tendencies  have  rectified; 

The  bearers  of  the  Master's  kindling  torch 

To  far,  dim  glooms  of  nations  gray  in  sin, 

With  utter  joy,  endurance,  fervor,  hope, 

Have  glorified  the  shaft  from  base  to  crown 

With  light  whose  like  was  ne'er  on  land  or  sea. 

Is't  not  worth  while? — this  rigid  discipline, 

This  preparation  for  pronounced  success, 

This  rubbing  down  of  angular  conceits, 

This  modeling  for  service  capable? 

'Tis  of  such  stuff,  clear,  polished,  fine-grained,  firm, 

The  fabric  of  a  wholesome  world  is  wrought. 

Let  ne'er  alumnus,  from  the  first  to  last, 

His  work  and  office  fail  to  dignify 

Until  the  chisel  and  the  palette  fall 

From  hands  whose  high  commission  is  revoked 

By  that  disguised  angel  men  call  Death. 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Look  up  aloft!    and  see  auroral  signs 
Precursive  of  a  day  of  broader  deeds 
Laid  in  unbounded  faith  and  selfless  help, 
When  brother  in  the  street  shall  "Brother !"  hail. 
So  speak  we  now  within  this  family  sphere, 
Yet  may  this  sphere  a  swift-sent  pebble  prove 
To  stir  the  bosom  of  humanity, 
By  whose  uplift  it  shall  be  clarified 
To  welcome  and  preserve  eternal  truth. 

ADALINE  HOHF-BEERY. 


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Adaline    Hohf-Beery 


66          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Let  Infinite  Echoes  Sing  Her 
Requiem 

The  disappearance  of  "  Old  Sandstone "  brings 
her  into  clearer  vision.  Her  death  is  her  renaissance. 
Noiseless  footsteps  resound  from  her  threshold  with 
ever-increasing  reverberation.  Infinite  echoes  roll 
from  her  sublime  silence.  Thus  are  the  paradoxes  of 
experience. 

We  are  not  fetich  worshipers,  yet  golden  links  of 
pleasant  association  bind  us  to  times  and'  places. 
"  Old  Sandstone "  was  our  vestibule  to  larger  com- 
radeship. Here  we  met  new  touchstones  of  life.  Stu- 
dents pored  over  books,  professors  pored  over  stu- 
dents. Ideas  were  exchanged,  enlarged,  perfected  and 
then  perhaps  forgotten;  but  the  ideals  of  those  per- 
sonalities who  mingled  in  social  converse — these  were 
not  forgotten.  These  ideals  were  the  indefinable  pre- 
cipitate of  souls  in  rare  communion.  Impalpable,  per- 
sonal influences  behold  the  crumbling  adamant.  These 
are  the  real  social  dynamics.  These  bind  us  each  to 
each,  North,  South,  East,  West.  They  project  us  into 
city,  town  or  hamlet,  into  plain  or  hill,  into  Green- 
land's cold  or  India's  heat,  into  the  farthermost  isles 
of  the  sea.  From  the  halls  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  radi- 
ate the  most  cherished  memories  of  sacred  friendship. 
From  the  ends  of  the  earth  let  her  grateful  children, 
through  glorious  achievement,  chant  in  ever-nobler 
song  an  infinite  requiem  to  the  blessed  memory. 

N.  J.  BRUBAKER. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          67 


N.  J.  Brubaker 

The  passing  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  by  fire  recalls  to 
my  mind  a  circumstance  which,  occurred  during  the 
year  1884,  at  which  time  the  old  ladies'  building  nar- 
rowly escaped  a  similar  fate. 

It  was  the  first  year  my  father  had  charge  of  the 
school,  and  we  as  a  family  were  living  in  the  building. 
One  cold  Thursday  evening  nearly  every  one  had  gone 
to  prayer  meeting  and  I  had  remained  in  the  ladies' 
reception  room  to  study. 

Presently  I  heard  voices  and  the  opening  and 
shutting  of  doors  on  the  upper  floor,  and  on  going  up 
to  investigate  I  found  several  girls  trying  to  find  the 
origin  of  smoke  in  the  halls.  Together  we  looked 


68          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

through  different  rooms  without  discovering  the  cause, 
and  finding  no  evidence  on  the  first  floor  I  hastened  to 
the  basement  and  opened  the  heavy  dining-hall  door. 
The  sight  that  met  my  eyes  sent  me  back,  weak  with 
terror  and  alarm.  Some  of  you  will  remember  the 
old  furnace,  built  in  the  center  of  the  dining-hall,  and 
on  the  west  side  of  which  the  janitor  used  to  pile  cord- 
wood  for  use.  Owing  to  the  snow  and  cold  he  had 
stacked  an  unusually  large  amount  beside  the  furnace, 
and  by  some  means  it  had  caught  fire  and  was  a  mass 
of  flames  just  spreading  out  against  the  ceiling  when 
I  discovered  it.  The  room  was  filled  with  a  dense 
smoke  and  I  quickly  pulled  the  door  shut  and  hurried 
out  through  the  stairway  leading  to  "  Sandstone." 
The  walk  was  icy,  and  slipping  and  whimpering  in  my 
terror,  I  at  last  reached  the  old  building  with  just 
strength  enough  left  to  open  the  chapel  door  and 
weakly  scream  "Fire !  Fire !  "  I  saw  my  father  ris- 
ing first,  with  a  look  on  his  face  I  shall  not  attempt  to 
describe  or  ever  forget,  and  then  that  audience  arose 
as  one  man,  and  Avhat  a  crush  there  was  at  both  front 
and  rear  entrances  until  the  chapel  was  emptied! 

My  father  in  going  out  grasped  my  arm  just  long 
enough  to  ask  where  the  fire  was,  and  then  I  became 
insignificant.  Outside  it  was  pandemonium  let  loose. 
There  was  no  fire  department  then,  and  some  of  the 
boys  (if  I  remember  correctly,  and  there  are  those 
who  may  read  this  that  will  know)  ran  across  the 
street,  broke  into  Clint  Price's  hardware  store  and 
grabbed  buckets  and  anything  that  would  hold  water 
and  an  impromptu  fire  brigade  was  soon  at  work, 
which  lacked  neither  heroism  nor  efficiency.  The  fire 
was  soon  under  control,  with  but  little  apparent  dam- 


MEMORIES   OP"  OLD   SANDSTONE          69 

age.  However,  the  next  morning  the  serio-comic  side 
presented  itself  when  breakfast  was  to  be  served,  for 
every  item  on  the  tables,  from  the  syrup  jugs  to  the 
napkin  rings,  was  covered  with  a  splendid  coat  of 
grimy  soot,  and  instantly  I  became  prominent  once 
more,  much  to  my  disgust. 

NETTIE  R.  BRIIBAKER. 


Far  back,  in  my  musings,  my  thoughts  have  been  cast. 
To  the  place  where  the  hours  of  my  girlhood  were 
passed ; 

To  the  time-honored  "  Sandstone,"  to  class-room  and 
hall, 

To  the  sacred  old  chapel — what  scenes  I  recall ! 

Day  in  and  day  out,  from  morning  till  night, 
Through  six  years  of  time,  both  cloudy  and  bright, 
Were  woven  life's  strands,  in  colors  so  fast 
They're  unfaded  today — they  always  will  last. 

What  friendships  were  made,  what  tender  ties  bound, 
What  sentiments  formed,  what  impulses  found! 
Until,  all  unconscious,  "Old  Sandstone  "  has  stood, 
A  monument  rare,  to  that  which  was  good. 

But  what  is  this  news  of  its  passing  away, 
In  a  baptism  of  fire,  one  cold  winter  day? 
We  gaze  at  its  pictured  death-throes  with  a  cry 
Of  genuine  grief — is  it  hard  to  guess  why? 

Yes,  it's  gone — but  sealed  in  memories  fair, 

Of  its  numberless  children  found  everywhere. 

Its  presence  remains,  its  influence  glows, 

Like  a  beacon  of  light  that  will  shine  to  life's  close. 


70          MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

How  fitting  and  cheerful  this  news  from  the  press! 
The  rugged  old  walls  will  put  on  a  "  new  dress  " 
Will  enter  its  "  second  childhood  "  and  again 
Stand  true  in  its  service  to  maids  and  to  men. 

THRICE  BLESSED,  the  story  "  Old  Sandstone  "  has  told. 
THRICE  WELCOME,  the  chapter  the  new  shall  unfold. 

NETTIE  K.  BRUBAKER. 


Each  life  has  periods  of  fullest  joy;  each  a  test- 
ing place  whereon  are  fought  the  battles  that  fit  us  for 
life's  conquest.  Our  college  life  is  an  arena  in  which 
struggles  take  place.  The  contest  may  have  been  a 
close  one,  yet  many  of  the  dear  classmates  have  had 
brave  hearts  and  never  retired  from  the  conflict  until 
victory  was  won.  I  deem  it  an  honor  to  have  associat- 
ed with  so  many  earnest,  consecrated  young  men  and 
women  as  may  be  found  fitting  themselves  for  duty  at 
Mount  Morris  College. 

A.  M.  STINE. 


Memories  of  "Old  Sandstone"  !  They  come  up  be- 
fore me  with  the  savor  and  fragrance  of  a  sacrificial 
offering.  "Old  Sandstone  "  is  in  ashes ;  but  eternity 
alone  can  fade  her  memories. 

You  may  erect  a  finer  and  more  convenient  home 
for  the  boys ;  but,  for  me,  you  can  never  replace  "  Old 
Sandstone."  As  in  a  home  robbed  of  a  mother,  there 
is  a  vacant  chair;  so,  on  the  old  campus,  there  will 
ever  be  a  vacant  spot. 

U.  J.  FIKE. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          71 


Giant  Cradle  of  Hope 

There  are  some  things  that  we  desire  that  we  do 
not  expect.  There  are  some  things  that  we  expect  that 
we  do  not  desire.  But  when  expectation  is  added  to 
desire  there  is  born  that  rarest  product  of  earth — 
Hope. 

To  me  the  most  sacred  thought  of  "  Old  Sand- 
stone "  is  that  here  yearning  lives  learned  to  hope. 
Here  expectations  were  added  to  desire — ideals  were 
born — dreams  immortalized — lives  multiplied. 

To  many  it  was  the  Cradle  of  Hope. 

SYLVESTER  A.  LONG. 


Sylvester  A.  Long 


72          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

During  the  summer  of  1891  a  wild  swarm  of  bees 
took  possession  of  the  cavities  in  the  frame  of  one  of 
the  windows  on  the  north  end  of  the  fourth  story  of 
"  Old  Sandstone."  Through  the  next  autumn  the  bees 
usually  attended  to  their  own  affairs,  only  occasion- 
ally pestering  the  boys,*  six  in  number,  occupying  the 
two  rooms  adjoining,  which  space  formerly  consti- 
tuted Amphictyon  Hall.  One  cold  January  morning— 
20'  below  zero — the  boys  ventured  to  get  some  of  the 
honey.  After  sawing  one  of  the  boards  of  the  window 
frame  and  prying  it  loose,  the  honey  was  partially  un- 
covered. Perhaps  one  hundred  pounds  were  packed 
into  the  cavities  or  spaces  of  the  window  frame.  Of 
this  the  young  men  took  about  fifty  pounds,  placing  it 
in  jars,  pitchers  and  washbowls,  then  locking  all  se- 
curely in  trunks  to  use  as  the  future  might  afford  oc- 
casion. There  wasn't  much  time  to  taste  the  sweet 
during  the  collection,  for  each  had  his  appointed  duty, 
—some  watching  the  hallway  to  give  the  alarm  of  any- 
one, student  or  teacher,  approaching;  others  gather- 
ing the  honey,  and  some  fighting  the  bees.  The  intense 
cold  stiffened  the  bees  before  they  could  fly  very  far  to 
defend  their  treasure,  so  the  fighters  had  little  to  do. 
Since  no  one  was  to  be  let  into  this  secret,  everything 
was  hurry  but  quiet  in  that  quarter  of  "  Old  Sand- 
stone." Of  all  that  might  be  told  of  that  collection, 
the  bitter  cold,  the  few  stings,  the  rapid  work,  alert- 
ness and  comparative  quiet — one  thing  is  certain :  the 
season's  work  of  the  bees  brought  sweetness  into  life 
for  the  boys,  literally  sweet  as  honey. 


*The  six  students  were  Lewis   Eikenberry,   Henry   Buechley,   Chas. 
Maust,  Ed    Rodabaugh,  Willis  Rodabaugh  and  N.  J.   Miller. 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          73 

Of  itself  "  Old  Sandstone  "  could  do  nothing  to 
help  the  life  in  its  classic  halls.  To  me  it  never  ap- 
pealed as  even  an  imposing  structure.  The  stone  con- 
stituting its  walls,  blasted,  cut  and  chiseled  from  the 
limestone  cliffs  of  Pine  Creek,  formed  but  a  cold  and 
unattractive  building.  Indeed,  the  cliff  opposite  the 
old  quarry,  its  clearly  denned  strata,  jointed  planes, 
overhanging  vines,  cedars,  pines,  poplar,  maple,  oak 
and  straggling  American  yew,  appealed  to  me  more. 
However,  within  the  hard,  resistant  "  Old  Sandstone  " 
has  been  a  scholarly,  gentlemanly,  Christian  activity, 
busy  as  a  bee,  that  brought  strength  and  sweetness  to 
the  many  going  in  and  out  of  its  classic  halls. 

Of  its  teachers  belonging  to  that  widely-known 
group,  Professors  Sanford,  Jenks,  Belser,  etc.,  I  knew 
but  one.  To  me  Dr.  Belser  was  a  man  of  great  men. 
Close  acquaintance  with  him  made  one  feel  it.  He  was 
sympathetic,  alert,  kind,  entertaining,  the  most  schol- 
arly Christian  gentleman  I  ever  knew.  He  was  fully 
what  James  B.  Angell  characterized  him :  "  The  sim- 
plicity of  great  scholarship."  To  be  with  him  was  to 
get  a  proper  view  of  life. 

The  teachers  that  impressed  me  most,  while  I  was 
a  student  in  "  Old  Sandstone,"  were  Professors  Royer, 
Hanawalt,  Walker  and  Falkenstein. 

Prof.  Royer's  ability  to  hold  attention  in  the  class- 
room was  most  remarkable.  Perhaps  in  this  he  was 
not  surpassed  by  any  of  his  associates.  It  is  one  of  the 
marks  of  a  successful  teacher.  Then,  too,  his  students 
never  forgot  his  epigrams.  "  Don't  advertise  yourself 
to  a  disadvantage,"  "An  empty  wagon  makes  the  loud- 
est noise,''  "A  contest  is  on  between  winter  and 
spring,"  etc.,  etc.,  he  made  stick.  His  students  love  to 


74          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

repeat  them  in  later  years.  In  and  out  of  their  minds 
they  come  and  go,  bob  in  and  out,  clear,  rigid  and 
tempered  as  when  uttered,  but  sweet  as  honey. 

To  the  "  new "  student  Prof.  Hanawalt  seemed 
stern  and  without  feeling.  I  recall  the  first  time  I  met 
the  registrar  in  a  little  room  in  "  Old  Sandstone."  I 
matriculated  in  about  ten  minutes,  which  seemed  at 
least  an  hour  of  suspense.  His  pointed  questions  and 
quickly-spoken  words  chilled  me.  He  was  certain  I 
wasn't  ready  for  algebra,  a  subject  I  much  desired  to 
begin.  There  was  one  peculiar  thing  that  saved  me 
from  going  home.  I  felt  there  must  be  some  point  of 
contact  between  us,  for  I  noted  that  his  ears  drooped 
forward  nearly  or  quite  as  much  as  mine.  Up  to  this 
time  I  always  felt  my  drooping  ears  were  more  or  less 
detrimental  to  me,  but  now  I  got  a  different  view.  If 
a  man  with  ears  like  mine  could  succeed  so  admirably 
in  the  field  of  mathematics  I  would  like  the  opportu- 
nity to  show  him  I  had  the  qualifications  to  begin  with 
first  principles,  at  least.  Next  year  I  was  permitted 
to  begin  the  subject  and  earned  an  honorable  record. 
Also  I  found  Prof.  Hanawalt  to  be  jolly,  kind,  sympa- 
thetic, as  well  as  rigid.  His  rigidness  in  all  work  did 
me  a  most  kindly  and  splendid  service.  I  am  greatly 
indebted  to  him. 

Under  Prof.  Walker's  direction  I  had  my  first  dip 
in  elementary  science.  To  me  the  subject  of  physics 
was  more  or  less  connected  with  the  mysterious.  Be- 
fore completing  that  term's  work  I  learned  the  subject 
was  built  on  a  few  hard  facts.  It  required  some  inge- 
nuity to  make  things  clear  for  us,  but  the  man  was  so 
absorbed  in  his  subject  we  had  to  grasp  the  subject 
taught.  He  would  view  it  in  one  way  and  then  in  an- 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          75 

other.  So  painstaking  was  he  to  make  the  subject- 
matter  clear  that  a  student,  "  though  a  fool  could  not 
err  therein."  At  times  he  became  so  absorbed  in  his 
efforts  that  he  apparently  forgot  he  had  feet,  stum- 
bling over  them  in  a  way  that  amused.  From  him,  as 
well  as  the  others  mentioned,  I  gained  some  things 
worth  while,  which  to  me  are  sweeter  than  hone}^,— 
even  that  collected  on  the  cold  January  day. 

Other  teachers  of  that  day  are  worthy  of  mention. 
Also,  other  men  not  teachers,  came  and  went.  They 
were  business  men,  scientists,  men  of  letters,  trav- 
elers, lecturers,  and  preachers  of  a  type  that  gave  one 
a  proper  view  of  life.  A  study  of  the  careers  of  those 
students  having  spent  several  years  of  training  in  the 
old  halls  gives  one  that  conviction.  For  example,  not 
one  of  my  class  completing  the  academic  course  in  '98 
follows  one  of  the  so-called  sordid  professions.  Each 
is  working  in  an  altruistic  field — teaching,  preaching, 
missions,  or  some  broad  way  of  helping  men.  They 
have  gotten  something  sweet  from  the  classic  halls  of 
"  Old  Sandstone." 

N.  J.  MILLER. 

I  have  delightful,  cherished  memories  of  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  and  her  surroundings.  M.  M.  C.  helped 
take  some  of  the  conceit  out  of  me;  helped  me  to  see 
more  of  what  there  is  to  be  learned.  The  friendships 
there  formed  have  been  worth  much.  And  while  I 
have  not  succeeded  in  carrying  out  all  my  plans,  yet  I 
feel  that  my  few  years  in  M.  M.  C.  have  made  the  rest 
of  my  life  more  worth  living. 

CYRUS  WALLICK. 


7G          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 


N.   R.   Baker 


Within  thy  walls  I  thought  I  learned 
A  group  of  facts  to  fill  my  need, 
To  help  me  do  some  dareful  deed, 

Or  crush  the  hateful  sins  I  spurned. 

I  find  the  facts  have  passed  away, 
And  only  habits  there  entailed 
Have  stood  me  by,  and  never  failed 

To  aid  me  fill  each  fateful  day. 

N.  K.  BAKER. 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          77 

In  November,  '83,  a  young,  unorganized  country 
boy  from  Ohio  took  a  room  in  "Old  Sandstone,"  whith- 
er he  had  gone  to  study  bookkeeping.  Those  few  months 
in  the  old  landmark  awakened  him  to  a  larger  life,  the 
chief  stimulus  to  which  was  the  wealth  of  school  and 
church  services  as  compared  with  the  negative  service 
in  the  old  home  church.  There  is  nothing  strange 
about  those  "pleasant  memories"  of  "Old  Sandstone ;" 
it  was  a  case  of  that  boy  being  well  treated  and  shoAvn 
a  "  better  way." 

Life  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was  not  dull ;  it  never 
is  in  student  society,  although  that  boy  did  not  draw 
hot  water  from  the  radiator  for  boiling  eggs,  oysters, 
and  his  socks,  nor  did  he  help  to  tie  that  calf  in  the 
chapel — older  calves  did  that — but  he  often  violated 
the  rule  of  "  lights  out." 

In  November,  '87,  that  young  man,  accompanied 
by  his  wife,  returned  to  "  Old  Sandstone  "  for  Bible 
study,  which  resulted  in  a  university  course.  They,  too, 
studied  and  still  courted  in  Ladies'  Hall  and  had  the 
best  time  of  all.  Courtship  was  not  on  the  schedule  of 
recitations,  but  many  took  it  as  an  "extra"  (ask 
President  Miller),  using  N.  R.  Baker's  "  Guide  to  Mat- 
rimony," in  which  were  discussed  such  topics  as  "  How 
Men  Propose,"  "  The  Technique  of  the  Proposal,"  and 
"  Advice  to  Beginners." 

There  is  the  long  schedule  of  recitations  in  a  col- 
lege course ;  but  no  one  remembers  them :  it  is  the  din- 
ing-hall — its  hash,  prunes,  and  sometimes  an  oyster; 
the  daily  chapel  service,  the  Sunday-school  and  prayer 
meetings;  the  literary  societies,  the  visiting  preach- 
ers, who  insisted  that  they  had  not  been  to  college,  and 
not  least  the  "  Anvil  Chorus  " — these  are  the  things 


78          MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

one  remembers  of  college  days.  Then  there  is  the  old 
college  bell :  it  called,  it  warned,  and  sometimes  tolled. 
It  marked  time  for  the  town,  and  even  chapel  prayers 
were  shortened  at  its  warning.  That  old  bell  gave  no 
uncertain  sound. 

That  young  man  of  '87-92,  after  years  of  experi- 
ence as  a  preacher  and  teacher,  knows  that  a  thorough 
university  education  is  the  most  precious  of  all  earthly 
possessions,  and  he  endeavors  to  lead  others  safely  in 
that  "straight  and  narrow  way"  which  leads  to  knowl- 
edge and  salvation. 

May  the  burning  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  have  en- 
kindled an  enthusiasm  in  the  hearts  of  all  her  children 
to  build  a  greater  structure  as  a  monument  to  the 
mother  which  fostered  them  and  illumined  their  path- 
way to  knowledge  and  life  eternal !  "Old  Sandstone  " 
and  Alma  Mater !  May  they  live  forever ! 

O.  P.  HOOVER. 


When  the  news  of  the  burning  of  "Old  Sandstone" 
came  to  us,  our  hearts  were  saddened.  We  soon  began 
to  recount  the  occurrences  within  her  walls,  and  the 
impressions  they  left  upon  our  lives. 

It  has  been  many  a  year  ('82)  since  I  first  went 
through  her  halls  and  climbed  her  then  winding  stairs. 
I  attended  prayer  meeting  and  literary  society  in  a 
small  room  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  fourth 
floor.  I  was  there  when,  having  outgrown  the  capac- 
ity of  the  small  room,  they  were  both  moved  down  into 
the  old  chapel.  I  also  recall  some  of  the  occurrences 
in  connection  with  the  moving  back  of  the  societies  in- 
to the  halls  provided  for  them  on  the  fourth  floor,  and 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          79 

then  again  in  their  moving  into  the  halls  they  now  oc- 
cupy. 

Then  there  were  the  Sunday-school,  the  prayer- 
meeting,  and  the  preaching  services  held  in  the  old 
chapel;  and  the  students  of  those  earlier  years,  with 
strong  Christian  characters,  for  associates.  These  all 
had  much  to  do,  as  I  now  see  it,  in  the  shaping  of  my 
character. 

Last  and  happiest  of  all  it  is  my  privilege  to  have 
as  a  life  companion  one  of  "  Old  Sandstone's  "  sons,- 
whose  life  has  also  been  influenced  by  the  experiences 
and  impressions  received.  We  came  to  North  Dakota 
to  "  grow  up  with  the  country,"  and  are  happy  in  find- 
ing daily  use  for  the  good  received  from  our  Alma 
Mater. 

God  bless  her  future  for  still  greater  good ! 

IDA  KOYER-MYERS. 


Thy  walls  were  more  to  us  than  stone ; 

Thy  memories  not  with  moss  o'ergrown 

Are  quite  green  and  fragrant  still. 

The  class-rooms  where  we  daily  met, 

And  seldom  left  without  regret, 

Are  crumbled  now  and  fallen  away. 

Thy  dim-lit  chapel's  hushed  air, 

Where  daily  all  would  come  for  prayer, 

In  many  a  heart  has  left  its  trace. 

Kind  teachers,  friends  and  classmates  all 

Were  not  removed  by  the  fall 

Of  those  old  walls  that  crumbled  here— 

On  memory's  page  they  still  appear. 

IDA  PALMER  SCHELLING. 


80          MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 


Standing  the  Test     * 

"  It  will  be  of  interest  to  you  to  know  that  '  Old 
Sandstone  '  burned  today,"  was  the  message  that,  sent 
from  Adeline,  111.,  reached  the  isolated  lumber  mill  re- 
gion in  the  heart  of  a  northern  Minnesota  forest,  pic- 
turing to  one  of  its  devotees  the  smoke,  the  destructive 
flame,  the  glowing  and  then  blackened  embers,  and 
finally  the  historic  old  walls — monuments  to  past  in- 
tegrity standing  in  mute  and  pitiful  appeal,  begging 
to  be  spared  for  future  usefulness. 

The  message  was  read  with  throbbing  heart  and 
tearful  eye.  Involuntarily  came  the  same  question 
that  presented  itself  to  hundreds  of  others, — "  Will 
the  dear  old  walls  stand  the  test?  "  Will  fire,  water 
and  frost,  three  of  nature's  most  destructive  reducing 
agents,  overcome  that  durability  which  thus  far  has 
withstood  the  ravages  of  time,  storm  and  modern  prog- 
ress? Meanwhile  those  who  waited  with  bated  breath 
for  the  answer  tried  to  picture  Mount  Morris  without 
"  Old  Sandstone."  Impossible ! 

But  the  answer  came,  "  The  walls  are  unharmed." 
They  have  stood  the  test  and  have  proved  themselves 
worthy  of  being  trusted  for  even  longer  time  and  great- 
er usefulness.  Then  sentiment  and  common  sense 
united  in  favor  of  the  grand  old  pile  and  every  heart 
that  ever  beat  within  its  walls  was  made  to  rejoice. 

And  how  emblematic  are  those  walls  of  the  work 
which  in  past  years  has  been  done  within  them,  and 
of  the  sturdiness  and  test-enduring  natures  of  those 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          81 

who,  from  year  to  year,  have  gone  forth  from  the 
grand  but  ever  unassuming  old  school  which  has  won 
its  name  and  fame  coexistent  with  those  walls !  May 
we  not  venture  to  say  of  all  of  those  who,  while  there, 
entered  into  the  true  spirit  and  work  of  the  school, 
none  have  failed :  all  have  been  able  to  stand  the  test 
of  life's  allotted  duties  and  oppositions?  Only  a  lim- 
ited few  may  stand  among  the  greater  lights  of  the 
world,  but  hundreds  are  bravely  meeting  the  hard  tri- 
als of  life  and  heroically  doing  their  part  in  the  work 
of  bettering  humanity. 

As  with  the  masons  who  constructed,  so  with  the 
teachers  who  labored  under  its  shadow.  They  all  built 
better  than  they  knew.  How  thankful  one  feels  that 
the  lessons  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  were  hard,  the  teach- 
ers exacting,  and  the  grades  there  received  had  to  be 
earned  by  anxious  labor!  It  was  these  earlier  tests 
that  make  later  ones  less  difficult  and  often  easy  to 
stand.  Every  lesson  was  then  valued  peculiarly  as  a 
means  to  an  end,  and  that  end  passing  examinations, 
but  now  they  all  stand  in  their  places  as  important  ad- 
juncts to  life's  equipment  and  not  one  of  them  has 
come  amiss. 

Yet  why  this  test?  Why  should  fire  attack  «  Old 
Sandstone"  in  the  midst  of  the  school's  activity,  throw- 
ing its  work  into  such  dire  confusion?  Again  the 
steadfastness  of  those  walls  stands  emblematic  of  the 
interests  and  loyalty  of  their  former  inhabitants.  The 
severe  test  of  fire  was  necessary  to  rouse  the  commu- 
nity; the  student  body,  past  and  present;  the  church, 
which  should  hold  it  as  its  greatest  pride ;  the  teachers 
and  all  sharers  of  their  benign  influences  in  order  that 
all  these  might  be  brought ;  to  shake  off  any  lethargy 


82          MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

that  may  have  settled  down  upon  their  interests;  to 
make  them  wake  up  and  work  so  that  all  may  look  for- 
ward to  grander  things  than  the  old  walls  themselves 
ever  could  have  pictured  to  them  even  in  the  most 
hopeful  of  their  dreams. 

MARY  ELIZA  CANODE. 


It  was  evening  and  moonlight.  I  sat  by  a  west- 
ward window  of  "  Sandstone."  The  sun  had  set  some 
hours  before,  but  still  it  was  so  light  that  it  seemed  the 
stars  had  forgotten  to  shine.  The  great  eastern  moon, 
just  rising  above  the  trees,  cast  a  dark  shadow  from 
"  Sandstone,"  which  partly  covered  both  gymnasium 
and  Ladies'  Hall,  though  all  else  was  lighted.  It  was 
beautiful.  A  score  of  voices  and  footsteps  broke  the 
silence.  This  was  the  shadow  of  living  "  Sandstone." 

Again,  a  cold  winter  evening  had  come.  "  Sand- 
stone's "  every  window  was  lighted.  Great  flames 
leaped  and  died  away  in  clouds  of  smoke  that  rolled 
skyward.  A  hundred  eyes,  all  sad,  beheld  the  cruel  fire 
that  reveled  in  destruction.  Midnight  hours  saw  dead 
and  dying  embers,  the  morning  saw  burned  "  Sand- 
stone." 

Yet  another  night  the  moon  looked  down  on 
"  Sandstone."  Its  mellow  rays  fell  through  doorless 
doorways  and  paneless  windows.  Cold  winds  and 
pale  moonbeams  played  in  the  great  empty  hallways. 
I  saw  those  walls,  that  always  seemed  so  living,  now 
cold,  desolate  and  lifeless.  What  was  my  home  is 
now  a  haunt  of  the  winds,  and  on  those  walls,  dark 
and  lifeless,  the  moon  still  shines. 

STUART  HAMER. 


Stuart  Hamer 


Born  and  brought  up,  as  I  was,  in  Mount  Morris, 
my  earliest  and  most  lasting  impressions  of  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  are  of  its  exterior.  It  was  for  many  years 
the  largest  and  most  imposing  structure,  archi- 
tecturally, of  which  I  had  any  knowledge.  Wider  ex- 
perience had  the  effect  of  dwarfing  it  very  consider- 
ably in  that  respect,  yet  it  never  lost  for  me  its  essen- 
tially monumental  character.  And  it  is  in  that  char- 
acter that  I  like  to  think  of  it  still — as  a  monument 
built  by  pioneers  in  days  of  high  ideals,  when  stone 
and  mortar  found  their  best  expression  in  the  service 
of  the  spirit. 

A.  G.  NEWCOMER. 


84          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

"  Old  Sandstone  "  was  my  home  for  five  years. 
My  first  impression  of  it  was  on  a  warm  September 
afternoon  in  1904.  Though  alone  and  far  from  home 
there  seemed  a  friendly  refuge  within  its  walls.  Since 
then  I  have  learned  to  have  a  high  regard  for  "  Sand- 
stone." While  in  school  I  roomed  in  five  different 
rooms  and  on  every  floor,  always  being  fortunate  in  se- 
curing a  congenial  roommate. 

I  remember  the  ivy  that  clung  to  its  gray  walls, 
the  maples  that  stood  by  its  side,  the  "  feasts "  and 
"  blowouts ;"  with  the  animated  discussions  concern- 
ing faculty,  college  and  society ;  the  Sunday  afternoon 
visits  and  "  the  letters  home."  I  got  much  helpful  in- 
spiration and  formed  many  pleasant  friendships  while 
living  within  the  walls  of  "  Old  Sandstone." 

Her  walls  are  firm  and  tried  and  true, 
Even  flames  could  not  sever. 
There  is  no  parting  thought  for  you — 
May  "  Sandstone  "  stand  forever. 

EGBERT  C.  CLARK. 


From  a  religious  point  of  view  "  The  Old  Land- 
mark "  contributed  much  to  my  wTell-being.  The  im- 
pulses then  woven  into  character  are  a  part  of  me  to- 
day. During  the  hours  spent  in  chapel  good  men  and 
women  touched  my  life  for  the  noblest,  and  increased 
the  desire  to  be  of  use  in  the  Christian  world. 

ELLA  ROYER. 


85 


A  Retrospect 


I've  been  back  to  our  college  town, 

Once  more  have  seen  the  walls 
Of  the  old  college,  and  have  walked 

Through  all  its  rooms  and  halls. 
The  "Old  Sandstone  "  looks  just  the  same, 

The  college  building,  too. 
The  changes  Father  Time  has  wrought 

Have  been  but  very  few. 

The  girls'  old  dormitory's  gone, 

Where  once  we  had  our  place ; 
But  now  a  building  more  complete 

Fills  up  its  vacant  space. 
The  same  old  bell  calls  off  the  hours, 

Unchanging  in  its  tone; 
For  me  it  turned  the  long  years  back 

And  made  me  feel  at  home. 

I  went  up  to  the  Philo  Hall ; 

It,  too,  looks  just  the  same 
As  when  there,  fifteen  years  ago, 

We  loved  its  very  name. 
I  went  again  at  chapel  hour 

And  sat  in  my  old  place. 
Here  was  a  change,  indeed :    I  saw 

Not  one  familiar  face. 

The  students  that  we  knew  are  gone; 
No  single  one  remains ; 


86          MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

The  faces  that  are  seen  there  now 

To  me  are  new  and  strange. 
But  still  the  spirit  seems  the  same, 

'Mid  those  familiar  scenes. 
Mount  Morris  is  Mount  Morris  still ; 

And  you  know  what  that  means. 

It  did  me  good  to  go  again 

To  scenes  once  dear  to  me ; 
To  hear  again  the  old  bell  ring; 

The  well-known  rooms  to  see. 
And  though  I  missed  the  old-time  friends, 

The  boys  and  girls  once  dear, 
The  sight  of  these,  our  old-time  haunts, 

Made  them  seem  very  near. 

But  they  are  scattered  far  and  wide, 

North,  east  and  south  and  west ; 
Some  live  across  the  briny  seas, 

And  some  have  passed  to  rest. 
And  as  I  stood  within  those  walls 

I  thought  the  old  names  o'er ; 
Their  faces  passed  in  retrospect, 

Though  they  are  seen  no  more. 

Our  college  was  a  training  school 

For  broader  fields  in  life ; 
It  fitted  us  to  fight  the  wrong, 

And  conquer  in  the  strife. 
But  as  the  years  pass  by  they  change 

The  faces  in  the  school. 
Old  students  go  to  come  no  more, 

And  new  professors  rule. 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          87 

"Of  all  the  beautiful  pictures 

That  hang  on  Memory's  wall 
The  picture  of  old  Mount  Morris 

Is  one  of  the  best  of  all. 
The  campus,  the  trees  and  the  students 

Come  oft  at  Memory's  call 
And  especially  'Old  Sandstone,' 

The  brightest  picture  of  all." 

BERTHA  NBHER. 

It  was  in  November,  1893,  that  I  first  came  to 
Mount  Morris.  I  was  met  at  the  train  by  a  friend  who 
led  me  through  dark  and  muddy  streets  from  the  sta- 
tion to  the  college  grounds,  where  "  Old  Sandstone  " 
stood  with  a  hundred  lights  gleaming  from  her  win- 
dows. 

It  was  in  bewilderment  that  I  gazed  upon  her 
massive  walls,  which  seemed  to  rise  like  a  fortress  in 
the  night,  as  we  approached.  I  was  ushered  within, 
and  winding  about  for  a  time  on  a  stairway  we  finally 
came  to  a  halt  in  front  of  a  door.  My  friend  took  a 
bunch  of  keys  from  his  pocket,  opened  a  door  and  said, 
"Walk  in ;  this  is  your  cell."  Well,  I  obeyed,  because 
there  was  nothing  else  to  do.  In  the  room  were  a  bed, 
a  mirror,  a  washstand,  a  pitcher  and  a  washbowl.  All 
of  these  articles,  I  found  out  afterwards,  were  indis- 
pensable, especially  in  cases  where  the  occupants  regu- 
larly attended  society.  I  then  examined  the  windows 
and  found  that  the  walls  were  about  two  feet  thick. 
After  spending  some  weeks  on  the  fourth  floor  I  was 
taken  down  a  story.  This  continued  notch  after  notch 
until  the  second  floor  was  reached,  and  here  I  was  left 
in  peace  the  rest  of  my  days.  I  found  out  afterwards 


88          MEMOBIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

that  it  was  always  customary,  and  even  very  necessary 
for  the  good  of  all,  to  take  every  new  arrival  down  a 
notch  or  two. 

During  the  four  years  that  I  had  "Old  Sandstone" 
for  my  home  many  strange  things  happened,  and  no 
one  was  ever  able  to  account  for  any  of  them  except 
Prof.  Koyer.  He  always  seemed  to  find  out  about 
everything,  even  before  it  happened.  The  only  thing 
that  ever  puzzled  him  was  when  nothing  happened  at 
all. 

In  1898  I  finished  the  classical  course  and  then 
something  did  happen  to  me.  It  was,  however,  noth- 
ing out  of  the  ordinary,  as  there  had  been  many  sim- 
ilar cases  before  this  time ;  nobody  was  surprised  but 
n^self.  I  found  my  other  self.  She  has  been  with  me 
ever  since. 

In  the  fourteen  years  that  have  elapsed  since  1 
left  M.  M.  C.  many  are  the  boys  that  I  have  met  who 
have  had  "  Old  Sandstone  "  for  their  home.  For  over 
sixty  years  she  has  housed  the  best  young  men  of  the 
land.  Her  sons  have  gone  forth,  and  today  they  are 
found  in  every  land,  honoring  their  Alma  Mater  in 
righteous  living  and  good  citizenship.  Thousands  are 
the  boys  that  have  lived  within  her  walls.  Strong  are 
the  ties  of  friendship  formed  in  this  environment,  and 
we  hail  him  as  brother  for  whom  "  Sandstone  "  has 
been  a  home,  and  with  gladsome  hearts  we  recount  the 
days  when  we  were  boys  at  M.  M.  C. 

E.  T.  KEISER. 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          89 


L.  A.  Pollock 


I  count  it  a  great  privilege  to  have  spent  two 
years  within  "  Old  Sandstone's  "  walls.  Indeed,  one 
must  be  steeled  against  the  higher  incentives  to  re- 
ceive no  benefit  from  coming  in  daily  contact  with  such 
a  body  of  students  as  gather  yearly  at  Mount  Morris 
College. 

L.  A.  POLLOCK. 


90          MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 


Class  of  1893 

JUNE  13 

The  Year : 

1.  1893  is  memorable  as  the  first  great  World's 
Fair  year. 

2.  This  year  also  was  a  "  milestone  "  for  some 
marked  changes  in  Mt.  Morris  College. 

(a)  F.  W.  Hanawalt  closed  his  ninth  year  of 
most  efficient  service  as  professor  of  math- 
ematics. 

(b)  Sa|»me  Stoner  Myers  and  crippled  Sammie 

Thompson,  after  seven  and  eight  consecu- 
tive years,  respectively,  passed  from  the 
school  family,  leaving  on  all  those  of  their 
time  an  impress  as  indelible  as  it  is  sacred, 
(c)  The  "  passing  "  of  old  "ladies'  hall,"  begun 
the  following  morning  (June  14),  when 
the  falling  walls  sounded  a  telling  pathos 
with  each  stroke  of  the  hammer. 

The  Class : 

1.  "  1893,"  so  far  in  the  history  of  Mt,  Morris  Col- 
lege, is  the  only  literary  class  of  which  all  members 
were  members  of  the  Church  of  the  Brethren.  • 

2.  The  class  contained  twice  as  many  young  men 
as  young  women,  and  was  the  first  class  to  be  cheated 
out  of  class  day  exercises. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          91 

3.  This  class  literally  demonstrates  the  assertion 
of  a  leading  writer  that  "  twenty-five  per  cent  of  all 
college  graduates  remain  single,"  since  now,  after 
nineteen  years,  out  of  eight  young  men  and  four  young 
women  there  are  two  "  old  bachelors  "  and  one  "  old 
maid." 

Things  which  might  confirm  certain  people  in  a 
cherished  superstition  of  the  number  thirteen : 

The  first  fifteen  years,  three  members  of  the  class 
(twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  original  number)  had 
passed  away;  the  untimely  death  of  beloved  Sa- 
lome being  the  entering  wedge  in  1894. 

The  sudden  passing  of  the  others,  Garber,  and 
then  Barwick,  increased  the  sadness — each  case  mak- 
ing possible  no  kindly  ministration  to  the  departed, 
and  no  farewell  message  for  loved  ones  to  whom  the 
shock  came. 

Some  varied  lines  of  activity  and  usefulness  dem- 
onstrate the  rather  unique  character  of  this  class : 

The  eight  young  men  of  the  class  include  six  min- 
isters, one  physician  and  a  university  professor.  Of 
the  six  ministers,  three  became  instructors  of  marked 
ability  in  the  mother  institution,  one  a  teacher  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  one  an  editor,  the  other  a  devoted  mis- 
sionary in  both  foreign  and  home  fields. 

The  four  young  women:  one  the  minister's  faith- 
ful wife  until  the  "  silent  messenger  "  called  her  home ; 
another,  a  nurse,  with  all  that  years  of  faithful  service 
in  the  sick-room  means ;  another  fills  the  positions  of 
wife,  mother,  author,  and,  when  occasion  requires, 
minister  of  the  Gospel ;  still  another  is  cheerfully  giv- 
ing her  life  as  a  missionary  in  a  foreign  land. 


92          MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Retrospective : 

Looking  back  nineteen  years  in  "  class  history  " 
some  pictures  stand  out — not  in  the  "  lime  light "  but 
in  brave,  yes,  heroic  deed. 

1.  In  a  large  medical  class  of  almost  a  hundred, 
in  a  leading  university,  there  is  a  young  man  of  high 
brow,  clear  brain,  strong  body,  and  unusual  selfcon- 
trol,  standing  with  marked  firmness  among  the  few 
champions  on  all  questions  of  morality  and  Christian- 
ity;  held  in  high  esteem,  coming  out  valedictorian  of 
his  class ;  plunging  bravely  into  the  fight  against  dis- 
ease and  death;  absorbed  in  the  strenuous  life,  which 
only  the  busy  physician  knows,  yielding  to  the  tempta- 
tion to  stimulate,  for  endurance's  sake,  on  he  goes ;  the 
last  fierce  battle  on;   he  goes  down — a  fallen  soldier- 
hero  but  fighting  to  the  last. 

2.  A  minister  seized  with  a  noble  purpose  to  stand 
for  a  purified  public  press,  for  clean  journalism ;  at  his 
desk  he  toils  and  plans,  pressing  toward  his  ideal ;  but 
the  keen  intellect  outwits  the  robust  though  frail  body, 
and  he  falls,  bravely  struggling  at  his  post  of  duty. 

3.  A   mother,   faithfully   watching   over   fevered 
little  forms  in  far-off  India,  until  one  after  another,  in 
quick  succession,  three  darlings  are  lowered  into  little 
graves.    The  childless  mother  smiles  through  a  mist  of 
tears  as  she  breaks  forth,  "All  is  well,  that  through 
this  bereavement  the  heathen  mother  may  but  learn  of 
the  comfort  Christ  gives  to  the  sorrowing !  "  Methinks 
I  hear  that  echo  resounding  down  through  the  ages. 

4.  A  young  man,  well  equipped  and  with  unusual 
ability  for  his  calling  as  minister,  teacher,  business 
manager  in  his  own  Alma  Mater;    disease  suddenly 
seizes  him;  his  cherished  plans  are  given  up;  on  the 


93 


Western  plains  with  noble  courage  and  remarkably 
cheerful  resignation,  the  battle  with  disease  goes  on. 
Noble  manhood !  A  hero  of  peace ! 

The  class  of  1893  was  made  up  of  somewhat  ordi- 
nary human  beings  with  human  frailties,  but  of  noble 
Christian  purpose.  So  the  line  of  march  moves  OIL; 
the  tramp,  tramp,  always  in  line  of  duty:  whether 
writing  the  letter  or  the  book ;  preaching  the  sermon, 
or  teaching  the  class ;  ministering  to  the  sick,  or  man- 
aging the  college;  cooking  the  food,  or  mending  the 
garment ;  paying  the  old  debt,  or  perfecting  the  poem ; 
—it  is  the  same  noble  purpose,  the  upward  climb ;  the 
strenuous,  brave  effort  of  honest  endeavor,  of  duty 
well  done.  There  was  no  shirker,  no  parasite  in  the 
class  of  1893. 

"To  the  stars  through  difficulties." 

LYDIA  TAYLOR. 


The  one  regret  of  my  wedded  life  has  been  that  my 
maidenhood  initials — M.  M.  C. — with  their  double 
meaning,  could  not  be  retained. 

I  used  to  smile  when  President  Koyer,  in  his  chap- 
el talks,  in  "  Old  Sandstone,"  said :  "These  very  walls 
speak."  The  meaning  was  then  very  obscure  to  me. 
But  now  I  understand  what  he,  with  his  wider  experi- 
ence, already  realized;  and  mind  pictures  of  those 
walls  do  often  whisper  fond  memories,  lighten  monot- 
onous daily  labor  and  spur  on  to  larger  duties. 

Once  a  student  within  her  walls,  I  would  be 
ashamed  to  lead  other  than  a  useful  life. 

MINNIE  M.  CRIPE  REFFERT. 


94          MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

The  older  I  grow  the  more  I  am  convinced  that 
the  best  days  of  my  early  manhood  were  spent  within 
the  sacred  walls  of  "Old  Sandstone."  It  was  within 
those  walls  that  I  first  learned  many  lessons  of  real 
life.  Many  of  the  men  to  whom  I  looked  for  the  bet- 
ter, higher,  nobler  things  of  life  are  now  in  the  Great 
Beyond.  The  daily  acts,  walks  and  lives  of  such  men 
as  Solomon  Hoover,  George  Dilling,  Sammy  Thomp- 
son and  Harvey  B.  Metzger,  were  of  inestimable  help 
to  me  in  my  college  days,  and  the  things  they  put  into 
my  heart  and  mind  will  always  remain  as  living  me- 
mentos of  the  kind  of  life  all  of  us  should  live. 

Then  there  were,  aside  from  the  ideal  and  sacred 
things,  many  little  happenings  of  the  real  life.  It  would 
be  a  real  treat  to  me  to  have  an  old-fashioned  "  blow 
out,"  with  E.  C.  Metzger,  Jesse  B.  Carpenter,  Prof. 
Boothroyd,  and  Burton  Kiester  on  a  Friday  night  after 
literary.  I  would  want  the  door  locked  and  the  other 
fellows  trying  to  get  in,  and  about  eleven  o'clock  I 
would  want  "  J.  G."  to  make  us  open  the  door  for  him 
and  to  have  him  tell  us,  "  Better  be  in  bed,  boys ! " 
But  I  think  rather  than  go  before  the  faculty  again  I 
would  not  let  Metzger  give  me  any  fire-crackers. 

The  hours  that  were  spent  in  hard,  honest  work  in 
the  rooms  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  will  long  be  remem- 
bered. How  it  would  make  one's  heart  thrill  with 
joy  to  meet  the  students  of  his  own  class!  How  I 
would  like  to  shake  hands  with  all  the  men  and  wom- 
en who  came  to  our  room  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  when 
I  was  sick,  in  the  fall  of  '98 !  If  you  are  doing  your 
work  now  as  well  as  you  took  care  of  me  then  your  life 
is  a  success. 

"  The  old  walls  do  speak."    It  may  be  that  some 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          95 

things  have  fallen  into  the  embers,  but  we  who  are 
trying  to  live  some  of  the  good  things  we  were  taught 
in  M.  M.  C.  can  never  forget  the  sacrifice  and  love  of 
so  noble  a  man  as  Prof.  J.  G.  Royer.  Each  one  of  us 
has  been  made  better  by  his  untiring  labors  and  enthu- 
siasm. We  who  have  attended  other  schools  and  uni- 
versities remember  no  faculty  members  with  as  much 
respect  and  love  as  we  do  Professors  J.  E.  Miller,  D. 
D.  Culler,  L.  W.  Eikenberry,  M.  K.  Maltbie  and  others. 
May  the  memories  of  such  men  and  "  Old  Sandstone  " 
ever  remain  with  us. 

O.  G.  BRTJBAKER. 


Go  back  with  me  to  our  school  days,  and  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  claims  fondest  memories,  many  of  which 
we  revere  as  almost  sacred.  For  we  think  of  the  chap- 
el services  which  were  to  enrich  us  spiritually  and 
mentally.  It  was  the  place  where  we  daily  met  to 
sing,  to  read,  and  to  pray ;  it  was  the  place  where  we 
listened  to  the  speeches  of  J.  G.  Royer,  J.  E.  Miller, 
and  the  other  teachers ;  it  was  the  place  where  many 
problems  were  discussed  and  adjusted. 

But  not  only  do  we  think  of  the  morning  service, 
in  connection  with  the  "  old  chapel ;"  there  were  also 
the  prayer-meetings  of  Thursday  evening  and  Sunday 
evening.  What  good  talks  we  used  to  hear;  what  high 
resolves  were  made ! 

Though  "  Old  Sandstone  "  be  burned,  yet  it  still 
lives  on;  for  it  is  indelibly  fixed  in  the  memories  of 
the  students  who  have  gathered  there.  May  the  influ- 
ences begun  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  never  cease ! 

JENNIE  M.  BLOUGH. 


96 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 


S.  J.  Yohn 

The  memories  that  have  clung  to  me  and  have 
meant  most  to  my  life  are  those  of  "  Sunday  morning 
chapel "  and  the  mid-week  prayer  meetings  held  in 

"  Old  Chapel." 

SAMUEL  J.  YOHN. 


"  Old  Sandstone  "  is  gone.  When  we  return  to 
Mount  Morris  to  visit  old  friends  we  shall  not  have  the 
pleasure  of  entering  the  familiar  rooms  and  recalling 
former  experiences.  Many  an  ambition  has  been  stim- 
ulated, and  many  a  moral  struggle  has  been  fought  in 
"  Old  Sandstone." 

H.  M.  AND  RUTH  W.  FOGELSONGER. 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          97 

Only  boys  it  was  supposed 
Lived  in  the  old  dormitory. 
But  a  frightened  maiden  once  found 
Other  dwellers  in  the  building. 
Soft  twilight  was  fast  descending 
In  the  low  ceiled  laboratory, 
Where  the  master  long  had  left  her 
O'er  some  special  work  to  worry. 
Not  a  footstep  passed  without  now, 
Overhead  the  boys  were  quiet, 
Not  a  sound  was  in  the  long  room 
Save  the  hurrying  of  her  pencil, 
And  her  steady,  quiet  breathing. 
When  so  sudden  by  her  table 
Kan  a  creature  large  and  gray ; 
Then  another  from  the  corner 
Scampered  toward  her  fearlessly. 
But  her  books  the  maiden  caught  up 
And  in  terror  fled  the  place, 
Just  to  learn  upon  the  morrow 
That  her  slighted  visitors 
Were  unharmful  and  quite  tame — 
The  big  cousins  of  the  mouse. 

HAZEL  GENEVIEVE  KABLE. 

As  a  home  "  Old  Sandstone  "  stands  out  in  bold 
relief  in  the  pages  of  my  memory.  No  doubt  the  many 
who  have  dwelt  within  her  walls  have  experienced  the 
same  feeling.  It  was  here  we  found  many  new  friends. 
Commercial  Hall,  the  laboratory,  room  No.  23,  and 
Old  Chapel  come  trooping  by,  each  calling  forth  char- 
acteristic memories. 

W.  H.  KOYER. 


98          MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

"Old  Sandstone  "  burned !  I'm  sorry  and  I'm  glad. 
It  tried  several  times  to  go  up  in  smoke  when  I  was  in 
it.  But  that's  the  reason  it  didn't.  I  always  had  my 
sloppail  ready  for  that  kind  of  a  recitation.  J.  G.  Roy- 
er,  the  president,  knew  that.  On  crossing  the  campus 
one  evening  late  he  saw  fire  streaming  from  the  cupola 
of  College  Hall.  Instantly  his  wise  self-possession 
knew  where  to  find  the  "  apparatus  "  that  would  put 
out  anything  like  fire  this  side  of  purgatory.  He  ran 
up  the  steps,  a  thing  he  had  often  "  called  me  down  " 
for  doing,  opened  my  door  without  knocking,  and  aw- 
fully troubled  and  scared,  said,  "Come,  College  Hall 
is  afire !  "  Grabbing  my  pail  as  I  ran  from  my  Greek  I 
followed  him,  taking  three  steps  at  a  time,  and  plung- 
ing the  pail  into  a  barrel  of  water  standing  for  that 
purpose  in  the  hall  below,  I  chased  the  president 
across  the  campus,  up  the  stairs  of  College  Hall,  and 
then  to  the  garret.  There  was  no  smell  of  smoke  and 
we  were  sure  we  could  put  out  the  blaze,  which  we 
both  were  certain  was  devouring  the  balustrade  and 
roof  of  the  cupola.  It  had  not  yet  eaten  through  the 
timbers. 

If  we  breathed  once,  from  my  room  to  the  garret, 
we  did  so  because  we  had  to  and  because  we  knew  noth- 
ing about  it.  Up  the  stairway  to  the  trap  door  we 
went,  both  of  us  ahead.  We  pushed  the  door  up  and 
let  it  drop  with  a  bang,  and  I  had  all  but  discharged 
the  pail  of  water,  when  we  saw  there,  calmly  gazing 
into  the  starry  heavens,  H.  M.  Barwick  and  a  fellow 
student.  The  "  fire  "  was  nothing  but  a  lantern.  But 
both  of  us  were  so  mad  and  so  glad  we  wished  after- 
wards we  had  thrown  that  cold  water  over  those  dev- 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE          99 

otees  of  the  stars.    Any  student  so  stupid  as  not  to 
do  so  should  hardly  be  graduated. 

Dear  old  Barwick!  He  has  long  since  found  out 
exactly  what  is  "up  there"  for  his  untimely  death  took 
from  our  "  Sandstone  "  boys  one  of  the  best  of  us  all. 

It  was  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  I  planned  a  unique 
tour  of  the  world — another  student  and  I  were  to  get 
hold  of  an  old  ship  somewhere  and  steer  it  all  over  the 
globe,  including  Panama  Canal. 

One  of  my  day-dreams  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was 
to  lecture  at  a  camp-meeting — particularly  at  Frank- 
lin Grove,  111.  I  wrote  them  while  a  student  that  if 
they  wanted  an  orator  who  could  really  talk,  I  would 
come  and  give  one,  two,  or  more  lectures  on  almost  any 
subject.  Why  they  did  not  answer  I  don't  know,  for  I 
wrote  them  a  second  time !  I  regretted  that  their  audi- 
ence had  to  hear  some  one  less  eloquent  than  I,  but  I 
have  had  my  vengeance.  The  camp-meeting  "played 
out."  A  bigger  and  better  one,  some  years  after — a 
Chautauqua — came  to  Dixon,  111.,  a  much  bigger  town, 
and  here  I  was  a  regular  attraction  on  the  biggest  day 
they  had, — telling  my  old  friends  how  my  dream  came 
true,  the  dream  dreamed  in  "Old  Sandstone."  And 
even  the  president  of  Mount  Morris  College  had  to  pay 
to  get  in  to  hear  me ! 

"  Old  Sandstone  "  burned !  Why,  I  carried  wood 
to  your  top  floor  for  the  boys  who  had  money,  at  one 
cent  a  hodful,  and  chopped  and  split  the  same  wood 
for  ten  cents  an  hour.  But  every  labored  step  up  your 
old  stairs  I  dreamed  that  the  world  would  have  to 
change  a  little  when  I  got  loose.  And  it  has  changed. 
But  I  haven't  done  much  of  it.  If  I  had  my  way  it 
would  change  more. 


100         MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

Since  I  carried  three  armfuls  of  wood  for  a  cent 
to  the  fourth  floor  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  I  was  engaged 
to  deliver  a  lecture  in  its  old  chapel  at  a  fee  of  seventy- 
five  dollars  and  entertainment.  But  when  I  came  to 
deliver  the  lecture,  the  chapel  was  too  small  to  accom- 
modate more  than  half  of  the  people  who  came  to  hear 
the  hod-carrier  and  wood-chopper,  and  so  the  faculty 
arranged  to  have  the  lecture  in  the  new  chapel  of  the 
College  Hall,  which  its  president  and  I  had  so  hero- 
ically saved  from  burning!  And  every  seat  had  been 
reserved  in  that  spacious  chapel ! 

My  memories  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  make  my  heart 
glad  and  sad.  It  is  gone.  But  not  my  dreams.  These 
may  all  come  true.  There  is  one  chance  left  to  me.  I 
am  single  yet.  Dear  "  Old  Sandstone,"  good  bye ! 

HENRY  M.  SPICKLER. 


When  I  heard  that  "  Old  Sandstone  "  had  burned, 
it  seemed  to  me  that  a  personal  friend  had  passed 
away.  For  there  I  spent  three  very  important  years. 

It  is  with  sadness  that  I  think  of  the  old  chapel 
being  reduced  to  ashes.  Sometimes  it  seemed  a  burden 
to  attend  chapel  every  morning.  But  now,  as  I  look 
back,  I  prize  among  my  most  helpful  school  experi- 
ences the  chapel  exercises  and  talks. 

That  the  ennobling  influences  of  Mount  Morris 
College  may  long  continue  is  the  wish  of  one  that 
mourns  the  passing  of  "  Old  Sandstone." 

W.  S.  SANFORD. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE         101 


A  Romance  of  College 
Life 

When  you  are  sitting  all  alone, 

Your  thoughts  set  free  will  wish  to  roam 

To  college  days ;  the  distant  past, 

To  memories  that  should  always  last. 

And  fondly  then  will  you  remember 
The  night,  the  thirteenth  of  December, 
When  five  lads  with  their  lasses  fair, 
Went  sleighing — abroad — I  know  not  where. 

No  thought  of  time,  you  know,  and  when 
The  town  was  reached  'twas  after  ten. 
How  they  stormed  at  the  Ladies'  Hall, 
But  none  were  admitted  after  all. 

So  with  never  a  tear,  but  many  a  f rown, 

They  betook  themselves  to  the  north  end  of  town ; 

When  all  at  once, — ah !  woeful  case, 

Four  were  missed  from  their  accustomed  place. 

Now  years  and  months,  all  glide  away. 
As  on  some  far  and  distant  day 
You  scan  these  leaves,  and  if  by  chance 
Upon  this  line  your  eye  should  glance, 
Think  of  those  lads,  who  now  are  men- 
Then  live  old  college  days  again. 

Gr.   W.  KlEFFABER. 


102 


We  were  to  have  a  lecture  that  evening  by  the 
somewhat  noted  southerner,  Thomas  Dixon,  and  as 
chairman  of  the  lecture  committee  I  had  gone  to  the 
station  to  meet  him.  On  our  way  from  the  train  our 
conversation  drifted  to  the  college.  I  took  occasion  to 
point  out  its  grounds  and  buildings  as  we  drove  by. 
Mr.  Dixon  seemed  interested.  "  What  is  that?  "  he 
asked,  pointing  to  the  oldest  building  on  the  campus. 
"That  is  'Old  Sandstone/  "  I  answered,  feeling  a  touch 
of  pride  in  his  interest  in  our  old  landmark.  "  I  see  it 
is  made  of  sandstone,  but  what  do  you  use  it  for?  Had 
it  bars  across  its  windows  I  should  call  it  a  prison." 

That  remark  has  clung  to  me  through  the  years. 
I  felt  then  and  still  believe  that  it  does  not  do  to  judge 
things  entirely  by  outward  appearances.  "Old  Sand- 
stone "  to  more  than  one  stranger  may  have  suggested 
a  prison.  But  to  those  of  us  who  had  lived  in  it  long 
enough  to  think  of  it  as  our  college  home,  such  a  name 
or  suggestion  was  wholly  foreign.  It  may  have  looked 
like  a  prison,  but  the  product  turned  out  year  after 
year  did  not  act  like  prisoners.  And  I  doubt  whether 
any  one  of  the  thousands  who  some  time  in  life  have 
called  one  of  its  rooms  his  temporary  home  could  be 
found  behind  prison  bars  today. 

The  chief  asset  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was  not  its 
beauty.  Its  architecture  was  plain,  even  severely  so. 
But  it  had  something  better  than  beauty;  it  had 
strength.  It  would  weather  a  storm  better  than  any 
building  on  the  campus.  I  have  been  in  it  when  the 
large  trees  growing  near  by  were  snapped  on3  by  a 
thunderstorm;  when  the  other  buildings  groaned  and 
shook  under  the  pressure  of  the  wind ;  but  rigid  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  stood  there  like  the  rock  of  Gibraltar,  un- 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          1.03 

scathed  and  unmoved.  Even  fire  could  not  raze  its 
walls  to  the  ground,  but,  blackened  and  battle  scarred, 
they  still  stood  like  stern  ghosts  of  an  illustrious  past, 
refusing  to  be  put  out  of  commission. 

And  may  we  not  hope  that  the  building  has  left 
this  impress  of  strength  upon  its  occupants?  That  they 
like  it  may  be  firm  when  the  storms  rage;  that,  how- 
ever deficient  in  grace  and  beauty,  they  may  possess 
that  which  is  even  greater  than  these — strength  of 
character. 

"  These  old  walls  speak,"  we  used  to  hear  in  the 
chapel  talks.  Verily  they  do,  in  the  lives  of  thousands 
who  have  been  saturated  with  their  influence  and  who 
have  gone  forth  to  help  do  the  world's  work  in  church 
and  state,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 

O.  K.  MYERS. 


My  knowledge  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  began  long 
ago,  for  my  mother  (Lovina  Tombaugh  Oliver)  was 
one  of  the  few  girls  who  roomed  within  its  walls  in  the 
early  eighties.  Personally  my  knowledge  is  limited  to 
the  exterior  and  first  floor  of  the  dear  old  building, 
and  my  few  attempts  to  broaden  that  knowledge  were 
brief  and  perilous. 

But  the  things  of  earth  with  eternal  worth, 
Are  the  things  that  ennoble  our  souls. 

So  with  memories  dear,  the  old  chapel  here 
A  place  in  my  heart  ever  holds. 

MARTHA  E.  OLIVER. 


104          MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

Ah,  what  precious,  sacred  memories  still  cherish- 
ingly  cling  to  my  fond  recollections  of  dear  "  Old  Sand- 
stone" ! 

It  was  in  the  fall  of  1880,  now  nearly  a  third  of  a 
century  ago,  that  I  first  gazed  upon  its  fireproof  walls. 
During  my  stay  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  I  served  one  year 
as  instructor  in  vocal  music;  four  years  as  librarian, 
one  year  as  assistant  secretary  and  business  manager. 
In  the  meantime  I  took  select  studies,  and  completed 
the  commercial  course  under  Professor  M.  G.  Rohr- 
bough.  But,  alas!  Where  are  all  the  once-familiar 
faces  one  was  wont  to  see  at  chapel,  church,  Sunday- 
school,  prayer  meeting,  class-rooms  and  old  society 
halls,  and  on  the  green  carpeted  campus  during  the 
good  old  summer  time? 

But  brevity  forbids  me  to  go  into  details  of  remi- 
niscences, or  even  make  honorable  mention  of  any 
names,  save  one — namely,  D.  L.  Miller,  who  has  been 
the  soul  of  inspiration  of  M.  M.  C.  before  and  since  it 
has  become  the  property  of  the  Church  of  the  Breth- 
ren. For  it  was  through  his  dauntless  perseverance, 
unwavering  faith,  exceptional  executive  ability,  and 
generous  aid  that  so  many  were  blessed  within  the 
walls  of  this  historic  old  building.  Of  course  there 
were  many  close  seconds  to  Bro.  Miller,  whose  assist- 
ance was  of  inestimable  value;  men  and  women  who 
sacrificed  time,  means  and  mental  energy  for  which 
they  will  never  be  rewarded  enough  in  this  Avorld  of 
sore  trials. 

But  I  am  glad  to  learn  that  the  walls  of  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  can  be  utilized  again.  May  each  fire-tried 
stone  in  its  place  forever  remind  us,  and  all  future 
generations  who  may  chance  to  come  within  its  shelter, 


MEMOEIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 


105 


of  that  house  which  is  being  built  of  "  lively  stones  " 
to  last  throughout  all  eternity. 

M.  P.  LICHTY. 


M.  P.  Lichty 


Little  did  any  of  us  think,  on  that  September  day 
nine  years  ago,  as  we  were  given  our  first  insight  into 
the  science  of  accounting  up  in  Commercial  Hall,  that 
both  our  esteemed  teacher  and  the  historic  old  build- 
ing would  pass  from  the  field  of  activity  into  the  realm 
of  memory  almost  simultaneously  and  within  such  a 
brief  period  of  years. 

E.  O.  PALMER. 


10G          MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

In  November,  1881,  I  enrolled  as  a  student  in  M. 
M.  C.  and  answered  to  roll  call  irregularly  until  1890, 
when  I  completed  the  scientific  course.  The  class  of 
1890  consisted  of  ten  boys  and  six  girls,  three  of  whom 
have  passed  to  the  beyond. 

Our  class  prophet,  who  looked  twenty  years  into 
the  future,  did  not  see  J.  E.  Miller,  president  of  M.  M. 
C.,  T.  D.  C.  Diekhoff,  professor  of  German  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  T.  T.  Myers,  professor  of  New 
Testament  in  Juniata  College;  but  he  did  see  Will 
Carpenter  as  master  of  medicine. 

Well  do  I  remember  June  17,  1890,  when  we 
marched  to  a  platform  on  the  south  side  of  "Old  Sand- 
stone," and  there  delivered  our  orations.  The  very 
presence  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  seemed  to  create  an  at- 
mosphere of  interest  and  elevation  in  our  school  work. 

After  graduation,  when  I  began  teaching,  the 
dreams  of  my  childhood  were  realized.  I  now  live 
within  sight  of  the  ruins  of  "Old  Sandstone." 

IVEY  D.   EVERSOLE  BUSER. 


To  me  the  dearest  parts  of  all  the  dear  "Old  Sand- 
stone "  were  the  rooms  which,  for  so  many  years,  were 
used  as  the  college  laboratories. 

During  my  first  year  I  learned  to  know  very  well 
every  part  of  the  small  west  room,  which  was  entered 
through  either  of  the  larger  laboratories.  We  worked 
hard  that  year  and  I  enjoyed  every  minute  of  the  time. 
I  am  sure  it  was  not  the  fault  of  the  professor  if  we 
did  not  carry  away  with  us  a  wider  knowledge  and 
much  greater  ability  to  appreciate  all  of  nature's  won- 
derful works. 


107 


Perhaps  I  ought  not  to  speak  of  the  time  that  the 
professor  was  absent  for  a  few  days.  We  worked  very 
hard  the  first  two  and  completed  all  our  assigned 
work.  On  the  third  day  the  boys  furnished  the  mate- 
rial, I  furnished  the  skill  and  fudge  was  the  result.  I 
presume  that  one  of  the  other  instructors  had  his  sus- 
picions aroused,  for  he  came  to  the  laboratory  twice 
on  some  slight  errand,  but  the  fudge,  to  be,  dis- 
appeared under  a  curtain  and  the  students  were  ap- 
parently studying  diligently.  It  is  needless  to  say  we 

liked  the  fudge. 

LOLA  SWIFT. 


When  the  news  of  the  burning  of  "Old  Sandstone" 
went  out  over  the  world  last  January  many  hearts 
were  made  sad  and  mine  was  one  among  the  many. 
"  Was  any  life  lost?  "  was  my  first  question.  Even  yet 
while  the  ruins  burned  I  got  the  glad  answer,  "  No  one 
lost, — all  are  safe — school  moving  on." 

We  want  a  "New  Sandstone,"  one  that  shall  serve 
the  future  even  better  than  the  old  served  the  past.  If 
the  old  walls  could  speak  they  would  tell  a  story  we 
would  all  want  to  read,  but  they  are  silent  and  we 
must  tell  the  story.  Our  lives  are  telling  it. 

M.  S.  BOLINGER. 


The  old  chapel  holds  her  record  high  above  every 
other.  There  was  spent  the  most  inspiring  hour  of  the 
day.  We  shall  miss  the  sacred  old  chapel  most  of  all 
that  perished  in  "Old  Sandstone." 

NORA  M.  SHIVELY. 


108          MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

After  Thirty  Years 

It  seems  but  a  very  short  time  ago  that  I  first 
made  my  way  from  the  depot  to  the  college ;  and  yet  it 
has  been  nearly  thirty-one  years,  for  I  first  entered 
"  Old  Sandstone  "  on  August  24, 1881.  The  first  one  of 
the  schoolmen  I  met  was  Bro.  D.  L.  Miller — just  then 
busy  with  the  digging  of  the  cistern  on  the  south  side 
of  the  building.  That  was  the  beginning  of  the  third 
year  of  the  Brethren  control. 

Sometimes  we  look  back  and  wish  that  certain 
things  in  our  lives  had  not  happened.  But  that  is  not 
the  case  with  my  chance  going  from  the  mountains  of 
Colorado  to  Mount  Morris  College.  A  good  many  hun- 
dreds of  us  boys  have  gone  there  and  have  had  our 
whole  lives  changed  for  the  better  by  the  going.  Our 
environment  had  not  given  us  high  standards.  Even 
yet  I  remember  that  after  a  year  in  the  school — on 
commencement  day  of  1882 — I  thought  that  if  I  could 
learn  enough  to  stand  up  and  give  a  final  oration  I 
should  have  gone  far  enough. 

We  had  a  good  faculty  then,  as  has  been  the  for- 
tune of  most  of  the  years  since — D.  L.  Miller,  S.  Z. 
Sharp,  J.  W.  Jenks,  Fernando  Sanford,  A.  W.  Bur- 
nett, L.  P.  Cravens,  M.  Gr.  Rohrbough.  There  were 
some  instructors,  too,  in  addition.  And  to  some  of 
these  men  a  good  many  of  us  owe  it  that  we  pulled  up 
our  goal  stakes  and  set  them  ever  so  much  farther 
ahead.  One  lesson  still  comes  to  mind.  One  said  that 
to  do  as  much  as  the  others  did  was  not  enough  if  one 
was  capable  of  doing  more.  That  is  sound  sense — we 
haven't  done  enough  if  we  have  it  in  us  to  do  more. 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE          109 

It  was  not  merely  intellectually  that  we  were  giv- 
en higher  ideals.  We  often  sorely  tried  the  patience 
of  the  faculty ;  not  because  we  were  mean,  but  because 
we  were  full  of  life.  And  as  a  rule  our  pranks  were 
looked  upon  in  that  way.  Our  manager  then  had  a 
way  of  handling  boys  that  pleased  them.  He  never  up- 
held wrong ;  but  he  chose  the  right  time  to  talk  it  over 
with  the  boys.  I  can  never  forget  how  one  of  the  weak 
boys — he  had  an  appetite  for  strong  drink — told  me 
his  experience  one  evening.  The  manager  had  seen 
him  come  home  drunk,  but  spoke  kindly  to  him  and  let 
him  go  to  his  room.  Later  he  talked  it  over  kindly 
with  the  boy ;  showed  him  he  was  going  wrong.  And 
when  the  boy  told  me  about  it  he  had  tears  on  his  face 
when  he  said  that  such  treatment  made  him  determine 
to  be  a  man.  What  a  difference  there  is  in  the  way  we 
approach  the  one  who  has  been  guilty ! 

So  many  things  crowd  up  before  us  as  we  review 
the  golden  days  of  youth  in  school.  The  pity  of  it  is 
that  few  of  us  are  wise  enough  to  realize  how  favored 
we  are  at  that  time  of  life  ere  it  is  too  late. 

It  was  ten  years  after  my  first  entrance  that  I  re- 
turned and  became  one  of  the  teachers.  Six  years 
were  spent  thus.  They  were  years  full  of  work,  and 
yet  they  were  happy  years.  As  I  look  back,  all  the 
years  spent  at  the  Mount  seem  to  have  been  happy  and 
profitable. 

Dear  "  Old  Sandstone,"  my  home  for  two  years ! 
How  glad  we  are  to  know  that  the  walls  are  good 
enough  to  stand!  The  ladies'  dormitory  of  the  long 
ago  was  sadly  missed  when  it  had  to  be  torn  down.  If 
the  boys'  dormitory  were  to  disappear,  too,  the  cam- 
pus would  not  seem  like  home  to  us  of  the  earlier  days. 


110        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Yet  we  would  not  have  sentiment  stand  in  the  way  of 
better  things. 

Within  the  old  walls  we  formed  ties  which  still 
bind,  and  will  bind  "  until  death  us  do  part."  Thank 
God  for  them !  Many  have  disappeared  from  our  view 
—some  to  other  lands,  and  some  have  passed  on.  But 
the  influence,  the  memory,  still  remains,  and  will  re- 
main. Where  are  the  companions  of  thirty  years  ago? 
For  the  most  part  we  do  not  know — may  never  know. 
Yet  of  one  thing  we  are  confident,  namely,  that  their 
lives  are  better  for  the  time  they  spent  in  the  old 
school.  If  they  made  any  earnest  effort  to  improve 
their  opportunities,  they  are  performing  their  duties 
better  than  they  would  have  if  they  had  not  gone  to 
school  there.  And  that  is  the  main  thing.  The  world 
is  getting  long  on  education  and  short  on  character. 
There  is  some  need  of  schools  where  character  is  culti- 
vated, where  it  counts  for  more  than  education. 

May  the  college  live  and  prosper.  May  it  be  the 
means  of  giving  right  views  of  life  to  all  who  come  to 
secure  its  benefits.  Then  shall  our  children  and  our 
children's  children  wish  nothing  more  or  better;  we 
should  wish  nothing  less. 

GRANT  MAHAN. 

Though  "  Old  Sandstone  "  is  in  ruins  the  memo- 
ries of  it  are  still  strong  and  ever  will  be. 

GERTRUDE  SHARP. 

Long  will  I  cherish  the  memories  of  "  Old  Sand- 
stone." 

ESTELLA  ARNOLD, 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        111 

"Old  Sandstone"  will  always  hold  a  sacred  place 
in  my  memory  because  in  its  chapel  and  class-rooms  I 
passed  some  of  the  vital  turning  points  of  my  life. 

When  I  first  entered  Mount  Morris  College  for  a 
single  winter  term  I  had  no  higher  ambition  than  to  re- 
view the  common  branches  and  prepare  for  public 
school  teaching.  Here,  however,  I  came  in  contact  with 
those  who  had  higher  ideals  of  life,  and  among  them 
was  our  Sister  Salome  Stoner  Myers,  now  of  sacred 
memory.  I  was  a  shrinking,  timid  girl  without  cour- 
age to  attempt  a  word  in  prayer  meeting,  and  I  won- 
der if  any  one  else  ever  does  so  much  to  assist  young 
people  as  Sister  Myers  did  to  assist  me.  Before  a 
prayer  meeting  she  would  say,  "  We  hope  to  hear  from 
you,"  and  after  the  service  she  would  say,  "  We  did  not 
hear  from  you  tonight."  Then  she  gave  me  some  Scrip- 
ture references  to  read.  With  so  much  assistance  from 
one  whose  very  presence  was  an  inspiration  I  did  be- 
gin to  take  my  humble  part.  Had  this  dear  woman 
not  helped  me  God  only  knows  when  I  would  have  be- 
gun to  be  a  message  bearer  for  him. 

I  can  never  be  too  thankful  for  this  contact  with 
Sister  Myers  and  all  the  other  good  men  and  women 
who  made  up  the  wholesome  atmosphere  of  "Old  Sand- 
stone," and  raised  our  ideals  of  life  while  broadening 
the  view  of  our  real  mission  in  the  world. 

LIZZIE  SHIRK. 

Among  the  most  pleasant  memories  I  have  are 
those  of  the  days  spent  around  the  tables  in  the  labora- 
tory of  "  Old  Sandstone,"  where  we  classified  plants 
and  animals,  and  had  a  general  social  time  besides. 
Coming  in  such  close  contact  with  one  another,  an  air 


112        MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

of  good  fellowship  prevailed,  which  was  always  a 
source  of  strength  to  me.  Another  source  of  strength 
was  the  chapel  service.  I  shall  long  remember  the 
words  of  wisdom  spoken  by  our  professors  as  well  as 
by  many  others  who  visited  us  from  time  to  time.  To 
me  there  is  no  inspiration  so  great  as  that  derived 
from  music,  and  the  memory  of  those  many  voices 
blending  in  sacred  song,  in  the  old  chapel,  will  always 
be  treasured  as  among  my  dearest  remembrances. 

CORNELIA  CRAWFORD. 


"  Old  Sandstone  "  and  the  principles  it  stood  for 
have  been  important  factors  in  shaping  the  lives  of  the 
Shaws. 

My  father,  Levi  Shaw,  and  uncle,  D.  W.  Shaw, 
entered  "  Old  Sandstone  "  as  students  in  1859. 

During  the  twenty  years  from  1880  to  1900  the 
Shaw  families  were  almost  continuously  represented 
in  M.  M.  C.  by  from  one  to  five  students. 

As  my  country  home  was  almost  within  reach  of 
the  sound  of  the  old  college  bell,  naturally  the  college 
was  the  center  around  which  all  of  our  social  activities 
were  grouped.  During  the  greater  part  of  this  period 
I  became  acquainted  with  nearly  all  of  the  students. 
My  association  with  those  hundreds  of  energetic,  as- 
piring young  men  and  women  was  a  priceless  boon 
to  me. 

I  doubt  if  what  I  was  able  to  glean  from  books 
will  ever  give  me  the  genuine  pleasure  and  lasting  sat- 
isfaction that  this  association  and  its  memories  have 
given  me. 

JOHN  C.  SHAW. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        113 

God  our  Father  be  praised  for  having  made  "Old 
Sandstone"  the  fostering  mother  of  so  many,  many 
comely  sons  and  daughters — sons  and  daughters  who 
have  gone  out  from  their  Alma  Mater  carrying  bless- 
ings everywhere  in  our  own  land  and  in  other  lands. 

From  her  halls,  for  more  than  half  a  century, 
manly  young  men  and  womanly  young  women  have 
gone  forth  in  a  constant  stream  to  be  blessings  to  hu- 
manity. 

I  thank  God  for  the  noble  ideals  of  life  so  con- 
stantly held  up  to  the  mental  vision  of  all  who  came 
within  the  radius  of  her  shadow — ideals  more  lofty 
than  mere  preparation  for  salaried  positions  and  easy 
places  in  the  world — ideals  of  Christian  scholarship- 
Bible  ideals. 

I  am  glad  that  the  educational  principle  recog- 
nized within  the  old  gray  walls  of  "  Sandstone  "  has 
ever  had  as  its  aim  an  all-round  culture — a  well- 
trained  mind  and  a  renewed  heart  directing  the  activ- 
ities of  a  body  strong  and  vigorous,  thus  giving  poise 
and  guidance  to  a  life  that  counts  for  the  highest  good. 

And  lastly,  I  am  glad  that  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was 
only  burned  out.  The  stately  walls  remain,  looking 
down  on  every  passer-by  with  a  grandeur  that  seems 
to  say,  "  We've  withstood  the  flames,  and  we  hope  to 
be  (  Old  Sandstone '  young  for  generations  to  come." 

J.  G.  ROYER. 

I  was  in  M.  M.  C.  from  1883-1887.  Those  were 
eventful,  happy,  useful  years,  marked  by  experiences 
valuable  and  precious,  bound  together  by  strong  social 
and  Christian  ties. 

At  one  of  those  good  prayer  meetings  in  the  "  Old 


114        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Sandstone  "  chapel  the  deciding  time  came  to  three  of 
us :  Erne  Harshbarger  Gnagy,  Laura  B.  Ullom  and 
myself.  "  Whom  will  ye  serve?  "  Undecided  we  went 
to  the  same  room. 

"What  will  we  do,  girls?  "  It  was  Laura  Ullom 
who  answered :  "  I  am  going,  whether  you  do  or  not. 
I  believe  this  is  my  last  chance."  How  true!  Only 
two  short  months  of  Christian  service  and  joy.  Sick- 
ness came.  Two  weeks  of  anxious  care.  She  wanted 
to  see  each  one  of  the  school  family  and  give  a  parting 
word.  You  all  remember  her  cheerful  "Good-bye, 
meet  me  in  heaven."  My  dear  roommate  gone !  Erne 
had  gone  home  at  the  close  of  the  winter  term.  I  felt 
alone,  so  alone !  God  never  gave  me  a  sister,  but  I  felt 
I  now  had  lost  one. 

Her  brothers  Charles  and  Homer  were  in  school. 
In  our  sorrow  we  sympathized  with  each  other.  Ho- 
mer said,  "  You  will  have  to  be  Laura  to  us."  Time 
changed  sisterly  sympathy  into  other  interest.  That 
is  why  since  March  20, 1887, 1  am, 

LAURA  VANIMAN  ULLOM. 

My  acquaintance  with  "  Old  Sandstone "  began 
about  4  A.  M.  January  2, 1894,  after  having  missed  the 
train  at  Oregon  and  walked  the  railroad  ties  to  Mount 
Morris  in  company  with  my  cousins,  Harvey  B.  and 
Minerva  Metzger. 

The  experiences  that  crowd  our  memories  are  va- 
ried as  our  daily  life  during  the  years  spent  within 
those  sacred  walls.  One  cannot  forget  the  long  hours 
of  hard  study  nor  the  class  recitations  in  the  science 
rooms  in  the  same  building  under  the  wise  direction  of 
Prof.  W.  L.  Eikenberry.  The  old  chapel  furnishes  a 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        115 

long  list  as  one  recalls  the  now  world- wide  famous  epi- 
grams given  by  Prof.  Koyer.  The  boyish  pranks  (both 
in  season  and  out  of  season)  had  their  time  there  and 
cannot  now  be  entirely  forgotten,  whether  they  were 
administering  the  water  cure,  pulling  Keiser's  tennis 
posts,  or  rolling  rain  barrels  up  stairs  and  down  again. 

Many  students  of  '94  and  '95  will  remember  the 
morning  "  J.  Gr."  visited  "  Old  Sandstone  "  at  an  early 
hour  and  rapped  on  nearly  every  door,  receiving  many 
answers  not  intended  for  him  but  for  some  nocturnal 
disturber.  The  purpose  of  his  visit,  as  well  as  the 
gentle  reprimand  for  the  reception  given  him,  was  a 
subject  for  chapel  that  morning.  Escaping  steam  had 
located  the  ones  causing  Everhart's  trouble. 

During  the  time  I  was  a  student  only  one  death  oc- 
curred among  the  student  body — that  of  my  cousin, 
Harvey  B.  Metzger,  who  passed  away  in  the  fall  of  '98. 
We  had  been  very  closely  associated  all  our  lives  and 
roomed  together  in  "  Old  Sandstone."  He  had  always 
been  a  brother  to  me  and  his  death  was  a  very  sad  ex- 
perience. The  benefit  derived  from  his  friendship  will 
ever  be  remembered. 

It  has  been  my  pleasure  since  leaving  M.  M.  C.  to 
meet  many  of  the  boys,  so  well  known  in  those  days, 
and  the  success  attained  since  is  invariably  attributed 
largely  to  the  influence  exerted  on  their  lives  while  in- 
mates of  our  dear  old  school  home.  "  Old  Sandstone  " 
will  be  renewed  in  a  grander  form,  but  her  grandest 
tribute  will  ever  be  the  living  monument  of  men  and 
women  who  have  so  nobly  demonstrated  the  practical 
value  of  Christian  education. 

E.  C.  METZGER. 


116        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

My  first  two  years  away  from  home  were  spent  in 
M.  M.  C.  at  "  Old  Sandstone ;"  two  years  of  hard  study, 
much  enjoyment,  new  acquaintances,  new  outlook,  and 
changing  viewpoint;  two  vital  years  at  an  early  pe- 
riod of  impressionable  youth. 

I  lived  the  first  year  in  and  about  this  much-loved 
building;  roomed  in  the  dormitory;  attended  classes 
on  the  lower  floors ;  attended  church  in  the  chapel  on 
the  first  floor;  literary  society  on  fourth;  ate  my 
meals  in  the  dining-room  of  the  adjoining  building; 
and  in  common  with  many  others  put  in  the  full  time 
allowed  at  play  on  the  campus  round  about.  The  next 
year  was  much  the  same,  excepting  that  I  felt  more  in- 
itiated, and  lived  with  my  brother  Frank,  better  known 
at  school  than  I.  Here,  with  O.  P.  Hoover  and  wife, 
Miss  Stephens  and  Adele  Doty,  we  made  a  happy  little 
family. 

You  would  hardly  permit  me  to  recall  here  the 
familiar  names  of  students  and  faculty  that  graced 
the  campus  and  filled  the  corridors  and  class  rooms 
during  my  short  stay.  I  look  forward  with  pleasure 
to  hearing  from  them  in  these  pages.  But  they  are  the 
ones  that  give  rise  to  "  Memories  of  'Old  Sandstone.' ' 
They  make  up  the  situations  and  give  rise  to  the  epi- 
sodes as  the  drama  of  those  school  years  is  re-enacted 
in  memory. 

It  should  be  said  to  the  credit  of  the  faculty  then 
presiding  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  that  they  encouraged 
declamation  and  other  forms  of  literary  and  speaking 
contests.  The  former,  I  believe,  were  annual  school 
affairs,  while  the  Amphictyon  and  Philorhetorian  So- 
cieties were  the  scenes  of  weekly  endeavors  to  promote 
forensic  efforts.  I  recall  creditable  performances  on 


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W.  M.  Mertz 


the  part  of  some,  who  will  no  doubt  contribute  to  these 
pages;  and  I  may  here  gratefully  acknowledge  the 
kindly  and  sometimes  merciless  assistance  of  those 
who  helped  me  weed  out  big  words  and  tone  down  ges- 
tures. On  the  latter  score  I  may  pay  special  tribute  to 
Professors  Shaw  and  Jones,  who  persuaded  me  to  take 
part  in  one  contest  and  very  patiently  drilled  me  for 
the  occasion.  These  experiences  are  now  affectionately 
recalled,  for  they  take  me  back  to  the  very  scenes 
enacted,  and  bring  me  again  in  living  touch  with  stu- 
dents and  teachers  whose  help  and  associations  will 
ever  be  prized. 


118        MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

I  now  vividly  recall  an  occasion  in  which  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  was  one  night  threatened  by  report  with 
destruction  by  fire.  At  a  late  hour,  directly  in  front  of 
my  door,  where  I  had  been  in  conversation,  some  one 
cried  out  in  a  loud  voice — "  Fire !  Fire !  Fire !  "  In  a 
twinkling  students  and  professors  emerged  from  every 
quarter  of  the  building  and  rushed  pell-mell  to  the  end 
of  the  corridor  where  I  roomed.  Having  rather  hasti- 
ly retired  I  paid  no  attention  to  this  alarm,  as  there 
was  a  fire  escape  near  by — thanks  to  the  foresight  of 
the  builders.  And  I  thought,  to  calm  themselves,  the 
troubled  ones  might  pass  down  the  fire  escape.  In- 
stead, however,  there  seemed  to  be  an  insistent  demand 
that  they  search  for  the  origin  of  that  fire  in  my  room ; 
and  there  was  considerable  knocking  upon  my  door. 
The  knocking  ceased  when  the  fellow  rooming  opposite 
me  very  coolly  stepped  into  the  corridor  and  said, 
"What  are  all  you  fellows  making  so  much  fuss 
about?  "  He  didn't  seem  to  relish  the  presence  of  so 
many  excited  persons,  nor  did  he  lay  insistent  claim  to 
giving  such  an  alarm.  The  next  few  days  there  was 
probing  which  struck  little.  I  considered  it  all  a  nar- 
row escape  for  "Old  Sandstone  "  —and  the  rest  of  us. 

Many  exciting  events  took  place  within  her  storied 
walls  that  I  have  heard  related  by  comrades  and  by 
those  in  authority.  Many  persons  have  passed  through 
her  halls  during  her  long  and  honorable  existence. 
Many  lasting  ties  of  friendship  were  formed  there. 
Many  found  the  inspiration  there  to  gain  an  intimate 
knowledge  of  the  arts  and  sciences ;  and  all  found  the 
inspiration  to  lead  a  life  of  usefulness  and  devotion  to 
the  best  things.  Some  have  passed  on  to  distinction  in 
the  world  of  science  and  letters  and  in  the  public  serv- 


ice.  Not  a  few  are  leading  lives  of  sacrifice  in  foreign 
fields  of  missionary  work.  Let  us  hope  that  all  who 
sought  early  training  there,  whether  distinguished  or 
unknown,  may  do  her  honor  in  their  many  spheres  of 
service  and  influence. 

May  her  successor  prove  as  worthy. 

WM.  M.  MERTZ. 

I  am  asked  to  contribute  a  few  words  to  the  remi- 
niscences of  "Old  Sandstone."  This  I  cheerfully  do, 
because  some  sacred  memories  are  associated  with 
that  old  building.  During  my  four  years'  attendance 
at  M.  M.  C.  almost  my  entire  social,  intellectual,  and 
religious  life  was  centered  in  "  Old  Sandstone." 

Well  do  I  remember  the  delightful  struggles  we 
had  in  the  mathematics  room  A,  second  floor,  over  the 
chapel.  Here  it  seems  we  solved  all  kinds  of  mathe- 
matical problems  under  the  able  instruction  of  Prof. 
F.  W.  Hanawalt,  except  to  square  the  circle. 

I  often  wonder  if  others  of  the  class  still  remem- 
ber the  many  funny  things  that  happened  in  the  phys- 
ical geography  class  under  Professor  Kalph  Jones ;  and 
especially  the  time  when  "  N.  N."  decapitated  an  owl 
in  "  our  menagerie,"  and  also  when  one  of  our  good- 
looking  girls  described  a  bison  as  being  a  big  snake? 

What  glorious  scenes  float  through  my  memory 
when  I  think  of  the  Friday  evening  meetings  of  the 
Philorhetorian  Literary  Society  in  their  hall  on  the 
fourth  floor,  west  end!  What  a  galaxy  of  great  per- 
sonages, now  with  numerous  handles  to  their  names, 
once  "  performed  "  in  this  hall !  This  old  Philo  Hall 
witnessed  the  delivery  of  many  masterful  orations  that 


120        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

brought  forth,  such  thunderous  applause  that  shook 
the  very  foundations — of  the  platform  on  which  the 
orator  stood. 

And  such  debates !  Great  and  momentous  social, 
ecclesiastical,  economic,  political,  and  educational 
problems  were  solved  in  a  single  evening's  discussion. 
And  I  presume  they  are  still  solved. 

But  there  is  not  space  enough  to  rehearse  the  great 
events  that  came  under  the  writer's  own  observation. 
However,  this  sketch  would  be  very  incomplete  with- 
out mention  of  that  unique  expression  that  always 
meant  so  much.  Whether  perplexed  over  some  prob- 
lem in  geometry  or  the  derivation  of  some  Latin  or 
Greek  form,  or  overjoyed  at  the  prospects  of  some  girl 
accepting  his  company  to  a  lecture,  or  indignant  at 

— ,  there  was  always  forthcoming  that  superb  and 
incomparable  "  By  hen,  boys !  "  But  that  once  jovial 
youth  now  carries  handles  enough  to  his  name  to  wear 
as  dignified  a  mien  as  the  venerable  president  always 
did  when  delivering  one  of  his  characteristic  chapel 
talks  on  "  These  old  walls  talk,  boys,"  and  in  this  vol- 
ume of  "  memories  "  the  old  walls  will  talk  as  they 
never  did  before. 

The  religious  impetus  and  godly  bent  that  many 
of  our  lives  received  in  the  old  chapel  can  never  fully 
be  known  until  the  now  hidden  realities  of  the  spirit 
world  become  verities  to  our  deepest  consciousness 
and  experience. 

W.  I.  T.  HOOVER. 

For  five  years  and  one  term  consecutively  that  old 
monument  was  my  home  as  a  student.  As  a  second 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        121 

home  for  me  no  mere  expression  can  begin  to  awaken 
the  reveries  which  those  old  walls  once  concealed. 
"Old  Sandstone  "  is  gone  forever ;  not  so  with  the  sa- 
cred memories  in  the  minds  of  hundreds  who  have 
made  it  their  home. 

Just  a  few  nights  ago  I  dreamed.  And,  with  my 
wife  and  our  three  little  ones,  I  was  wandering  over 
the  old  campus  to  find  some  souvenir  of  the  past.  But 
alas !  All  were  gone.  Even  the  faces  which  I  expect- 
ed to  find  there  were  not.  All  were  strangers  and  I 
could  not  introduce  myself.  I  turned  away  in  sadness. 
Memory  lingers  while  all  else  fails.  "  Fond  memory 
brings  the  light  of  other  days  around  me." 

E.  N.  GOSHORN. 


Deeply  impressed  upon  our  minds 

Are  pleasant  thoughts  of  days  gone  by ; 
Sweet  dreams  of  the  joys  of  olden  times 

Recall  our  aspirations  high. 
Around  those  scenes  of  college  days 

Glad  memories  shall  ever  twine ; 
Nor  shall  we  ever  cease  to  praise 

Our  Alma  Mater,  yours  and  mine. 

IRVIN  J.  GIBSON. 


Though  "  Old  Sandstone  "  lies  in  ashes  it  will  nev- 
er be  forgotten.  Its  influence  will  live  on  and  on  in 
the  lives  that  have  been  broadened  and  ennobled  by  a 
brief  sojourn  within  its  walls. 

EDITH  KNAPP. 


122        MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

"  Old  Sandstone  "  has  left  an  impress  upon  the 
lives  of  many  of  her  students  that  nothing  this  side  of 
eternity  can  erase ;  it  was  due  alone  to  the  lives  there 
lived.  The  stone  walls  meant  nothing,  but  the  associa- 
tions meant  much.  I  can  do  nothing  more  fitting  than 
to  mention  some  of  her  noble  dead — those  whose  lives 
ever  spoke  for  the  uplift  of  humanity. 

I  remember  Angie  Yarger  Eby.  She  was  my  first 
Sunday-school  teacher.  This  was  the  beginning  of  the 
first  Sunday-school  of  the  Church  of  the  Brethren  at 
Mount  Morris. 

Then,  too,  Laura  Ullom,  who,  in  her  death,  won 
many  souls  for  Christ. 

Many  others  might  be  mentioned,  but  these  are 
examples  enough  to  illustrate  the  high  and  noble  pur- 
pose for  which  "  Old  Sandstone  "  has  stood,  the  spirit- 
ual uplift  of  humanity,  and  especially  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  church  she  represents. 

May  these  express  her  future : 

"  And  thou  shalt  live :   there  is  no  power 

In  time  to  lay  thy  glory  low ; 
Thy  walls  of  stone  are  only  types 

Of  that  which  no  decay  can  know. 
Of  countless  hearts  thou'lt  be  rebuilt ; 

Through  countless  lives  thy  power  is  known; 
Immortal  as  the  true  and  pure 

Must  be  thy  fame,  Grand  '  Old  Sandstone.' " 

God  grant  that  with  her  increased  advantages 
"  New  Sandstone  "  may  rise  to  greater  heights  and 
broader  fields  of  usefulness. 

ELVA  NEWCOMER  CRIPE. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE        123 


"Scheming" 


If  "  Old  Sandstone  "  could  talk,  what  a  tale  it  misrht 

*.- 

tell 

Of  the  hundreds  that  lived  in  its  walls, 
Of  their  labors  and  trials,  to  which  the  old  bell 
Promptly  called  the  young  swains  to  its  halls. 

Of  the  rooster  which,  in  a  dark  night  of  fall, 
Came  from  Uncle  Dave's  through  the  dew, 

And  turned  up  in  what  we  called  "Old  Maids'  Hall  " 
And  served,  who  knows  whom?  for  a  stew. 

Of  the  time  when  J.  E.  with  new  meaning  endowed 
The  homely,  malodorous  word  "  scheme," 

A  new  word  of  which  he  may  justly  be  proud, 
For  it's  still  in  vogue,  it  would  seem. 

'  Twas  the  time,  when  one  Sunday,  a-scheming,  J.  E. 

Was  caught  in  a  snare  the  boys  placed, 
And  in  vain  his  poor  Nettie  kept  looking,  you  see ; 

But  the  next  day  the  rascals  were  traced. 

For  the  college  ran  strictly  in  business  ways, 
And  the  "  schemers  "  conformed,  as  the  rest, 

In  those  gay  and  happy,  yet  strenuous  days, 
And  I'm  sure,  it  was  all  for  the  best. 

If  you  made  any  visits  in  "Old  Maids'  Hall," 

Unless  you  just  sat  in  the  yard, 
You  were  asked  first  politely  to  make  a  short  call 

On  one  of  the  "  profs  "  for  a  card. 


124        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

This  card  the  name  of  the  lady  would  bear, 
Whom  good  Mother  Teague  would  call  down. 

To  most,  she  was  always  the  fair  of  the  fair, 
The  best  and  the  sweetest  in  town. 

But  some  had  a  sweeter  one  still,  though  not  here, 
And  to  our  fair  maids  they  were  cool. 

They  could  hardly  await  the  new  college  year, 
When  their  lassies,  too,  came  to  school. 

That  stage  for  good  prexie  J.  E.  had  arrived, 

At  the  time  of  which  I'm  to  tell, 
When  the  miserable  plot  in  constraint  was  contrived, 

And  succeeded,  alas,  but  too  well. 

Brother  Ikey  had  just  started  out  in  that  day 
To  "  scheme  "  Flossie  Shaw,  now  his  wife, 

When  quite  of  a  sudden  dawned  on  him  a  way 
To  have  the  best  joke  of  his  life. 

When  he  called  for  his  ticket,  he  noticed  with  glee 
That  there  were  but  just  one  dozen  left : 

How  surprised,  how  chagrined  would  be  Brother  J.  E., 
If  for  once  of  his  Nettie  bereft. 

So  Ikey  with  twelve  others  entered  the  game 

To  get  every  ticket  on  hand, 
And  the  "  prof  "  would  tell  good  J.  E.,  when  he  came : 

"  I'm  sorry,  not  one  in  the  land. 

"  There  has  been  on  this  day  an  unusual  call 

By  boys  who  else  never  indulge, 
For  ladies  yonder  in  Ladies'  Hall, 

There's  a  secret,  I'm  sure,  to  divulge. 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        125 

"  But,  as  always,  my  stub  keeps  on  record  the  name 
Of  each  man,  and  the  maid  of  his  choice, 

And,  if  game  it  is,  it  may  be  that  the  game 
Will  turn  out  to  be  one  on  the  boys." 

So  poor  J.  E.  started  to  "  scheme  "  that  night, 

To  see  his  sweet  Nettie  withal, 
And  "  scheming  "  has  since  been  any  one's  right, 

Who  used  to  make  only  a  call. 

But  next  day  in  chapel  J.  G.  had  his  chance 
When  he  called  out  the  name  of  each  swain ; 

And  they  did,  if  you  please,  fairly  shake  in  their  pants, 
But  their  trembling  this  time  was  in  vain. 

For  in  mercy  J.  G.  f orebore  to  make  known 

The  names  of  the  ladies  sweet, 
Whom  the  culprits  had  shamefully  failed  to  own, 

Quite  content  with  poor  J.  E.'s  defeat. 

So  J.  E.  had  his  vengeance,  if  not  that  time  his  lass— 

For  that  he  made  up  the  next  day. 
How  many  the  stories  on  all  the  class ! 

But  for  this  time  I  end  my  lay. 

TOBIAS  DIEKHOFF. 

There  occurred  one  afternoon  some  two  years  ago  an 
incident  that  must  now  remain  for  me  among  the  vivid 
memories  of  "  Old  Sandstone."  It  was  near  three 
o'clock  when  the  fire  bell  began  its  terrifying  alarm. 
At  the  cry,  "  i  Old  Sandstone  '  is  afire !  "  all  teachers 
and  students  hastened  with  pallid  faces  to  the  scene. 
Any  who  could  lend  aid  did  his  utmost.  At  length  the 
threatening  flames  were  under  control  and  "  Old  Sand- 
stone "  was  saved. 


126        MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 

But  now  it  lies  in  ruins.  The  news  of  its  burning 
came  to  me  as  the  death  of  a  friend — for  often  in  mem- 
ory do  we  not  personify  some  inanimate  object  as  pos- 
sessing human  life,  when  it  is  the  epitome  of  hallowed 
associations  in  days  gone  by?  Such  was  and  will  re- 
main the  gracious  benediction  of  that  time-honored 
structure. 

CHAS  V.  TAYLOR. 

The  sweetest  memory  I  have  of  my  life  in  "  Old 
Sandstone  "  is  the  remembrance  of  the  earnest  efforts 
of  the  students  and  faculty  to  apply  to  everyday  life 
the  Christian  principles.  My  admiration  was  most  ex- 
cited by  the  sincere  and  hearty  loyalty  to  "the  faith  of 
our  fathers."  As  a  college  it  was  pleasing  to  observe 
the  earnestness  of  the  students  and  the  number  of 
them  who  determined  to  seek  higher  education  in  our 
universities. 

H.  E.  HULBERT. 

I  remember  "  Old  Sandstone  "  as  a  classic  hall 
linking  the  open  past  with  the  unfolding  future,  fur- 
nishing a  shelter  for  the  best  blood  and  heart  fresh 
from  the  farm,  husbanding  latent  forces  that  are  des- 
tined to  stir  to  earth's  remotest  bounds,  and  fitting  as 
for  eternity  the  plastic  minds  of  youth.  These  do  not 
inhere  in  wood  and  stone  alone,  but  in  minds  and 
hearts :  thus  hope  is  ours.  Wood  shall  again  join  with 
stone,  hands  shall  join  with  hearts,  together  they  shall 
erect  a  greater  "  Sandstone  "  which  in  the  providence 
of  God  I  trust  shall  be  equal  to  the  tasks  of  this,  our 
progressive  age. 

OREN  L.  CLAPPER. 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        127 

Shortly  after  the  fire  a  boy  remarked :  "  I  never 
realized  before  how  much  the  prayer  meetings  of  the 
boys  in  '  Old  Sandstone '  meant  to  me."  The  old  say- 
ing that  "  we  don't  fully  appreciate  a  thing  until  we 
are  deprived  of  it  "  has  its  application  here.  The  boys 
met  in  prayer  meetings  from  year  to  year,  usually 
about  three  evenings  during  each  week.  Sometimes 
prayers  were  held  in  the  same  room  every  evening; 
sometimes  they  went  from  room  to  room.  Sometimes 
the  students  on  two  floors  met  together;  sometimes 
each  floor  had  a  meeting  of  its  own.  Some  were  al- 
ways ready  and  willing  to  attend,  for  they  counted  the 
time  there  well  spent.  It  went  far  in  keeping  up  the 
spiritual  interests  among  the  boys.  It  means  more 
than  is  sometimes  realized  to  lay  aside  all  things  else 
and  spend  a  few  moments  together  in  song,  Scripture 
reading,  devotional  talks,  and  prayer.  It  leads  one's 
thoughts  to  that  which  is  high,  noble,  and  inspiring. 
It  eliminates  much  of  the  evil  that  might  be  seeking 
lodgment  in  the  mind.  These  meetings  undoubtedly 
prevented  some  boys  from  walking  in  evil  ways.  Here 
were  made  many  first  efforts  in  public  prayer.  Time 
spent  here  was  never  time  wasted.  Many  perhaps  will 
look  back  and  say :  "  Those  prayer  meetings  of  the 
boys  had  much  to  do  in  making  me  what  I  am." 

W.  H.  MEYERS. 

I,  of  course,  remember  with  pleasure  the  morning 
chapel  exercises,  presided  over  by  Prof.  J.  G.  Koyer. 
One  cannot  fail  to  remember  the  professor's  very  fre- 
quent admonition  that  "  it  never  pays  to  do  wrong," 
and  "  These  old  walls  have  ears."  The  former  espe- 
cially was  valuable  counsel  that  has  no  doubt  done  an 


128        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

incalculable  amount  of  good  in  moulding  the  character 
of  the  great  number  of  young  people  of  impressionable 
age  who  were  students  under  Prof.  Royer's  long  and 
successful  administration. 

I  remember  with  special  pleasure  the  classes  in 
"  Old  Sandstone  "  presided  over  by  Prof.  Aaron  L. 
Clair.  Prof.  Glair's  jovial  temperament  made  him  one 
of  the  most  beloved  of  teachers.  I  never  experienced  a 
greater  shock  than  when  the  report  reached  Mount 
Mor:ris  several  years  ago  concerning  the  frightful  ac- 
cident in  a  Wisconsin  saw  mill  that  ended  his  life. 

The  pranks  of  the  students  will  have  to  be  told  by 
those  who  lived  in  the  building.  I  recall  one  student 
who  got  into  trouble  by  reflecting  the  afternoon  sun 
with  a  large  mirror  into  the  north  windows  of  the 
public  school  building  when  I  was  in  the  primary  de- 
partment. The  pupils  giggled  and  the  teacher  prompt- 
ly complained  to  President  Eoyer. 

According  to  my  earliest  recollection  of  the  col- 
lege, there  was  a  board  fence  around  the  campus.  I 
am  glad  that  this  has  been  removed,  both  literally  and 
figuratively,  and  that  the  most  cordial  relations  exist 
between  the  town  and  the  college. 

HARVEY  J.  KABLE. 

One  of  the  most  exciting  experiences  connected 
with  "Old  Sandstone,"  which  I  recall,  happened  in  No. 
23  one  Friday  evening. 

The  boys  were  in  the  habit  of  coming  together  in 
my  room  after  literary  each  Friday  evening,  and  on 
this  particular  evening  we  had  provided  some  "  eats." 
While  the  merriment  was  at  its  height  we  took  a  flash- 


MEMOEIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        129 

light  picture.  When  the  flash  exploded  it  ignited  a 
newspaper  Avhich  had  been  placed  against  the  wall  to 
prevent  the  wall  paper  from  becoming  blackened.  The 
flames  from  the  newspaper,  in  turn,  caught  fire  to  a 
curtain  which  formed  our  clothes  press. 

One  of  the  boys  speedily  tore  the  curtain  down 
and  carried  it  to  the  hall,  where  we  smothered  the 
flames  with  a  rug.  We  were  all  much  excited  at  the 
time,  but  soon  continued  our  feasting. 

The  next  morning  we  found  a  piece  of  pie  behind 
a  trunk.  Through  the  excitement  it  had  escaped  the 
awful  fate  of  being  devoured. 

FRANK  S.  BARKDOLL. 


Now  "  Sandstone  "  stood  for  the  boys  who  learned, 

For  students  busy  at  school ; 
And  it  sheltered  the  best  who  were  kind  to  the  rest 

Who  labored  to  learn  the  rule. 
It  sheltered  the  men  who  would  "  try  it  again," 

By  the  light  of  the  midnight  oil, 
Till  they  won  in  the  fight  that  took  half  the  night, 

And  called  it  pleasant  toil. 

But  once  in  a  while,  from  these  "  men  worth  while  " 

A  lad  would  restless  grow, 
And  growl  at  the  gloom  of  a  rented  room 

Till  his  spirit  said,  "  Let's  go- 
Let's  meet  face  to  face  the  great  human  race 

And  bid  them  give  us  ground ; 
For  we  have  learned  from  pages  turned 

The  things  that  make  men  sound." 

J.  A.  LEHMAN. 


130        MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

I  was  connected  with  the  college  during  some  of  its 
most  critical  periods.  It  was  at  this  time  that  the  ma- 
jority of  the  elders  of  the  Church  of  the  Brethren  in 
Northern  Illinois  advised  the  owners  of  the  college  to 
sell  it.  They  made  an  attempt  to  sell  it  to  the  Stude- 
baker  Brothers  for  a  wagon  factory.  When  this  be- 
came known  the  students  quietly,  during  the  night, 
drew  all  the  wagons  in  town  into  the  campus  and  put 
up  large  signs  at  all  the  entrances,  inscribed  thereon, 
"  STUDEBAKER  WAGON  FACTORY."  The  students  and 
citizens  of  the  town  made  such  a  kick  that  it  was 
thought  advisable  to  cancel  the  sale.  Some  of  the  citi- 
zens contended  that  the  grounds  on  which  the  college 
buildings  were  erected  were  dedicated  to  educational 
purposes  alone  and  could  not  be  used  for  any  other 
purpose.  At  any  rate,  the  college  stands. 

The  character  of  the  students  who  attended  col- 
lege then  was  far  different  from  what  it  was  later  on 
or  is  now,  showing  clearly  the  effect  of  religious  cul- 
ture in  a  college.  Then  a  number  of  students  had  to  be 
expelled  for  drunkenness  and  other  misdemeanors. 
The  faculty  had  detectives  to  watch  those  who  slipped 
to  Oregon  and  entered  the  saloons.  Halloween  was  a 
special  time  when  students  thought  it  suitable  to  let 
off  their  superabundant  energy  by  means  of  pranks, 
such  as  tying  a  horse  to  the  pulpit  in  the  chapel  and 
putting  a  calf  into  the  ladies'  parlor.  The  students 
were  usually  well  organized  for  such  a  raid,  and  the 
faculty  studied  to  checkmate  their  efforts.  The  chair- 
man of  the  faculty,  through  the  janitor,  obtained  the 
plan  of  operations  the  students  were  to  engage  in  that 
night  and  laid  that  plan  before  the  faculty.  Two  stu- 
dents were  very  much  surprised  that  night  after  they 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE  131 
had  climbed  to  the  bell  tower  to  remove  the  clapper 
from  the  bell  and  had  descended  to  the  foot  of  the  lad- 
der, to  have  the  light  of  a  dark-lantern  flashed  into 
their  faces  and  see  two  professors  standing  before 
them.  They  were  marched  to  their  room  and  told  it 
would  not  be  healthy  to  come  out  before  morning.  Six 
others,  who  had  taken  D.  L.  Miller's  express  wagon 
down  to  the  railroad  station,  and  were  about  to  take 
off  the  wheels  to  hide  them  under  the  building,  were 
equally  surprised  when  one  of  the  professors  rose  from 
under  the  straw  in  the  wagon  and  said,  "  Now,  boys, 
we  have  had  fun  enough ;  take  hold  of  the  wagon  and 
pull  it  back  where  you  got  it."  They  pulled  wagon  and 
professor  back. 

Among  the  memories  of  Mt.  Morris  College  should 
be  mentioned  that  sometimes  we  nearly  froze  when  the 
college  was  heated  (?)  by  means  of  wood  stoves,  and 
the  thermometer  nearly  down  to  forty  below  zero.  We 
remember,  too,  that  all  who  belonged  to  the  Church  of 
the  Brethren  could  meet  in  a  room  twelve  by  twenty  in 
the  northwest  corner  on  the  fourth  story  of  "  Old  Sand- 
stone "  and  engage  in  a  prayer  meeting  and  could  not 
nearly  fill  the  room. 

S.  Z.  SHARP. 


During  my  entire  academic  career  I  was  a  resi- 
dent in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  and  my  association  with  the 
other  students,  resident  in  the  historic  old  building, 
forms  in  many  respects  the  happiest  chapter  of  my 
life. 

J.  H.  HARNLEY. 


132        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

How  can  I  express,  adequately  and  briefly,  the 
overwhelming  flood  of  memories  of  years  that  sur- 
round "  Old  Sandstone  "  !  But  let  us  not  be  too  mate- 
rialistic in  our  contemplating  moments,  and  unduly 
emphasize  the  importance  of  the  old  pile  of  stone,  that 
outward  shell  which  is  but  the  emblem  of  a  better 
building.  Out  of  the  ruins  of  "  Old  Sandstone"  a 
"  New  Sandstone  "  will  rise. 

Let  us  remember,  therefore,  that  far  above  the 
heavenward  curling  smoke,  the  flying  embers  and 
blackened  walls,  stands  a  superstructure  of  surpass- 
ing grandeur,  of  life  and  activity,  and  character,  and 
achievement,  and  all  our  high  hopes,  and  noble  pur- 
poses, and  worthy  deeds  form  a  part  of  its  magnifi- 
cence. 

I  entered  "  Old  Sandstone  "  in  September,  1883. 
It  was  in  the  days  of  Sharp,  and  Royer,  and  Cravens, 
and  Bartholomew,  and  Locy,  and  Belser,  some  of 
whom  have  given  noble  service  for  a  "century."  Some 
gained  world- wide  prominence  by  their  achievement; 
splendid  men,  who  have  done  things  worth  while. 

G.  N.  FALKENSTEIN. 


There  lives  in  Mount  Morris  a  distinguished  gen- 
tleman, long  identified  with  the  growth  of  the  college, 
who  used  to  preside  at  chapel  exercises  each  morning. 
Every  student  of  ten  or  fifteen  years  ago  will  remem- 
ber his  daily  high  injunction,  which  became  as  famil- 
iar to  us  as  our  prayers,  viz.,  "  Remember,  boys,  it 
never  pays  to  do  wrong;  these  old  walls  have  ears." 
Some  of  my  recalcitrant  schoolmates  can  possibly  bear 
testimony  that  the  Avails  possessed  all  five  of  the  hu- 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        133 

man  senses  and  even  a  short-line  passage  to  the  presi- 
dent's office. 

We  have  all  observed  that  neither  fire  nor  tornado 
has  been  able  to  raze  these  walls,  and  it  is  this  knowl- 
edge that  has  impressed  upon  me  the  everlasting  truth 
of  the  precept  of  our  beloved  ex-president.  Without 
doubt  this  familiar  admonition,  which  some  of  us  may 
have  questioned,  even  to  testing,  has  made  better  and 
stronger  men  of  us.  Personally,  I  feel  that  the  mod- 
erate business  success  I  have  attained  since  leaving 
"  Old  Sandstone  "  can  be  traced  directly  to  the  moral 
lessons  acquired  within  those  walls. 

I  refrain  from  including  the  mastery  of  mental 
lessons,  for  fear  some  old  classmate  should  read  this, 
and  I  do  not  wish  to  appear  ludicrous. 

THOMAS  E.  NEWCOMER. 

My  sojourn  in  "  Old  Sandstone  "  was  brief  but 
pleasant.  Room  22,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the 
second  floor,  was  my  abiding  place.  Friends  made  dur- 
ing my  stay  are  among  the  most  pleasant  memories 
remaining  of  the  "  venerable  pile." 

A.  H.  RlTTENHOUSE. 

As  I  view  it  now,  the  greatest  benefits  M.  M.  C. 
conferred  upon  me  came  not  directly  from  the  class 
room,  though  those  benefits  were  great,  but  came  rath- 
er indirectly  through  the  inspiration  of  the  Chris- 
tian atmosphere  of  the  institution.  There  I  learned 
to  know  and  respect  the  foremost  leaders  of  our 
church.  I  came  under  the  influence,  not  only  of  the 
leading  lights  of  the  Brotherhood,  but  also  of  some  of 


134        MEMOKIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

the  great  leaders  of  thought  outside  of  the  Brother- 
hood through  the  medium  of  the  lecture  platform.  I 
also  learned  to  know  and  appreciate  some  of  the  great 
authors  whose  acquaintance  I  have  eagerly  sought 
and  whose  companionship  I  have  zealously  cultivated 
since  I  left  college. 

C.   K.   BURKHOLDER. 


The  burning  of  "  Old  Sandstone  "  brought  back  to 
me  with  a  new  vividness  the  scenes  in  my  old  school 
home.  Within  its  Avails  I  first  experienced  homesick- 
ness and  there  I  overcame  it.  Some  of  my  greatest  in- 
spirations and  best  incentives  came  to  me  there.  Ado- 
lescent you  may  call  them,  but  they  had  their  effect  in 
shaping  my  later  life. 

Those  memories  dear  the  old  place  save, 

In  my  loyal  heart's  devotion, 
And  buffet  for  me  many  a  wave, 

That's  met  on  life's  rugged  ocean. 

JOHN  I.  MARKER. 


The  happiest  period  of  the  day  was  spent  in  the 
dear  old  chapel.  There  we  met  as  one  family,  put 
aside  every  care  and  found  that  which  was  comfort 
and  peace  to  the  soul. 

ETHEL  G.  WHITMER. 


MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        135 


Old  Sandstone  as  a  Light  House 

I  shall  never  forget  an  experience  I  had  in  iny 
earliest  school  days  at  the  Mount.  I  was  driving  from 
my  home  in  Carroll  County  to  school.  When  I  was  yet 
several  miles  away  from  town  it  got  very  dark.  Driv- 
ing through  the  woods  over  about  Pine  Creek  occasion- 
ally I  would  get  a  glimpse  of  light  gleaming  from  yon- 
der hill.  It  was  the  light  of  "  Old  Sandstone."  To- 
ward her  light  I  was  going.  The  nearer  I  got  the 
brighter  became  the  light.  I  was  glad  finally  to  come 
out  of  the  darkness  into  her  shelter  and  light. 

Whatever  else  "  Old  Sandstone "  stood  for  she 
surely  stood  for  light.  Within  her  walls  we  students 
got  light, — light  on  grammar,  algebra,  Latin,  chemis- 
try and  Chaucer.  But  above  all  many  of  us  were  led 
into  the  light  of  him  who  is  the  True  Light.  The  light 
that  she  gave  is  carried  east,  west,  north,  south  and 
across  the  sea  by  her  children.  "  Old  Sandstone  "  is 
taking  her  part  in  helping  to  bless  and  uplift  the 
world.  May  we  always  walk,  work  and  live  in  her 
light  of  truth. 

T.  T.  MYERS. 


13G        MEMORIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE 


A  Tribute 

Old  home  of  scores  of  sturdy  sons, 

Farewell,  thy  work  is  o'er. 
We  who  have  dwelt  within  thy  walls, 

Thy  parting  do  deplore. 

Thy  mission  thou  hast  nobly  filled, 

Thy  influence — who  can  tell? 
Oh,  that  thou  of  us  could  say, 

"  My  children  have  done  well." 

Within  thy  walls  great  thoughts  were  born, 

New  visions,  too,  arose ; 
Decisions  there  were  made  for  life, 

The  end  of  all — who  knows? 

Our  memories  of  thee  are  dear, 

'  Tis  joy  to  them  renew, 
And  so  this  tribute  we  record — 

"Old  Sandstone  " —adieu ! 

O.  D.  BUCK. 


The  Literary  Classes  of 
the  Academy 


The  Material  Gathered  and  Compiled  by 
Levi  S.  Shively 

1881. 

1.  Samuel   H.   Aurand,   Chicago,   111.     A  practicing  physician 
in  the  city  of  Chicago.     He  has  been  very  successful  in  the  pro- 
fession he  has  chosen. 

2.  Alphonso    G.    Newcomer,    Palo   Alto,     Cal.      After    com- 
pleting the  academy  course  Mr.  Newcomer  spent  a  number  of  years 
in  school  preparatory  to  his  work  as  teacher.     He  was  instructor 
in  Latin  and  French  at  Knox  College,  Galesburg,  111.,  1889-1891. 
In  1891  he  became  professor  of  English,  Leland  Stanford  Junior 
University,  a  position  which  he  has  held  continuously  since  that 
time.     He  is  the  author  of  a  number  of  textbooks. 

3.  Harry  G.  Newcomer.     Has  long  been  in  the  service  of  the 
U.  S.  Army,  and  has  been  promoted  from  time  to  time.    At  present 
he  is  a  colonel. 

4.  Edwin  D.  Peifer,  704  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  111.     Su- 
preme secretary  of  the  Order  of  Columbian  Knights. 

5.  Fred  N.  Rice,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Present  county  surveyor  of 
Ogle  County. 

6.  A.  W.  Vaniman.     Died  1908. 

7.  Angle  Yarger  (Eby).  Deceased. 


1882. 

1.  Adaline  Hohf -Beery,  Elgin,  111.     Poetess  and  hymn  writer 
Published  a  volume  of  verse  in  1897.     Has  written  hundreds  of 


140        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

hymns  for  various  composers  throughout  the  country.  For  many 
years  she  and  her  husband  were  closely  identified  with  Juniata 
College,  Huntingdon,  Pa.  Has  lived  in  Elgin,  111.,  since  1910.  She 
is  the  mother  of  two  children. 

2.  J.  F.  Brubaker,  West  Alexander,  Ohio. 

3.  J.  H.  Brubaker,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

4.  L.  H.  Eby,  Payette,  Idaho. 

5.  C.  W.  Lahman,  Franklin  Grove,  111.     One  of  the  present 
trustees  of  the  college.     See  chapter  on  trustees. 

6.  Flora  Grant  Mershon,   Oregon,   111. 

7.  Isaac  H.  Miller,  Nash,  Oklahoma.     A  prominent  elder  in 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren. 

8.  J.  Carson  Miller,  M cores  Store,  Va. 

9.  Mary  E.  Miller.     Deceased. 

10.  Reba  Rosier  Newcomer.     Wife  of  Col.  Harry  G.   New- 
comer, '81. 

11.  Elmer  Sanford.  Deceased. 

1883. 

1.  G.  E.  Dawson,  Springfield,  Mass. 

2.  G.  N.  Falkenstein,  Elizabethtown,  Pa. 

3.  Jennie  Fearer,  Oregon,  111. 

4.  Albert  Gebhardt,  -  — ,  Washington. 

5.  John   Heckman,    Polo,    111.     One   of   the   present  trustees. 
See  trustees. 

6.  Jennie   Mackay  -  — ,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     Was   for  a 
number  of  years  a  practicing  physician.    Later  married  a  physician 
whose  name  we  have  been  unable  to  secure. 

7.  Grant  Mahan,  Omaja,  Cuba.     See  faculty. 

8.  Anna  S.  Miller. 

9.  Albert  Motchman. 

10.  Kate  Kepner. 

11.  Anna  L  Sharp-Davis,  Washington,  D.  C. 

12.  A.  L.  Shute,'  Chicago,  111.     A  prominent  minister  of  the 
M.  E.  church ;  also  a  lecturer  of  some  note. 

13.  Mary  J.  Stees,  Chicago,  111. 

14.  E.  S.  Young,  Canton,  Ohio.     See  faculty. 


1884. 

1.  Georgia  Bixler-Jenks,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.    Wife  of  former  Prof. 
Jeremiah  Jenks,  now  professor  of  economics,  Cornell  University, 
Ithaca,  New  York. 

2.  Levi  Benbow,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

3.  B.  G.  Davis,  Washington  D.  C. 

4.  S.  L.  Hanger,  Byron,  111.     Has  for  a  long  time  been  en- 
gaged in  public  school  work. 

5.  Effie  Mackay.  Deceased. 

6.  E.  A.  Orr,  Washington. 

7.  E.  C.  Page,  DeKalb,  111.     At  present  professor  of  history, 
DeKalb  Normal,  DeKalb,  111.    After  spending  some  time  teaching 
he  entered  Northwestern  University,  where  he  specialized  in  the 
department  of  the  subject  which  he  is  now  teaching. 

8.  M.  Rohrbough.  Deceased. 

1885. 

1.  J.  M.  Neff,  Springville,  Cal. 

2.  Jennie  Tice-Peifer,  Chicago,  111. 

3.  Allen    P.    Sword,     Lanark,    111.      Living   on    a    farm   near 
Lanark. 

4.  W.  B.  Thompson,  Harvey,  111. 

1886. 

1.  M.  Eliza  Canode.     See  college  graduates. 

2.  Abba  Eager,  Forreston,  111. 

3.  E.  B.  Hoff,  Maywood,  111.    One  of  the  founders  and  present 
instructors  of  Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago. 

4.  Elva  Newcomer  Cripe,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     She  was  a  student 
in  the  days  when  Jenks  of  Cornell  and  Sanford  of  Stanford  were 
on  the  faculty.    Since  graduating  she  has  taught  school  and  clerked 
in  a  store  much  of  the  time.     She  Avas  married  Aug.  5,  1891,  to 
Mr.  D.  S.  Cripe,  one  of  "  Old  Sandstone's  "  boys  of  '87  to  '90. 

5.  Geo.  L.  Shoemaker,  N.  Manchester,  Ind. 


142        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

1887. 

1.  J.  K.  Shellenberger,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

2.  Laura  Vaniman  Ullom,  Lamar,  Colo.     Student  in  M.  M.  C. 
1883-1887.     From  1887  to  1903  she  and  her  husband  operated  a 
ranch  in  Western  Kansas.     Since  that  time  they  with  their  family 
of  nine  children  have  been  living  on  an  irrigated  alfalfa  farm  near 
Lamar,  Colo. 

3.  J.  P.  Yoder,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

1888. 

1.  C.  E.  Culp.    Deceased. 

2.  Ida  Royer-Myers,  Minot,  N.  Dak.,  wife  of  J.  M.  Myers. 
She  with  her  husband  and  family  has  made  her  home  in  the  North- 
west.    They  are  well  satisfied  with  the  opportunities  that  section 
of  the  country  offers. 

3.  Nettie    Royer-Brubaker,    Pomona,    Cal.     Finished    scien- 
tific, Latin  scientific,  and  commercial  courses  while  in  school  from 
1884  to  1890,  and  in  addition  did  some  college  work.     She  writes: 
"  Since  leaving  there  have  been  keeping  a  home  and  helping  to 
raise  five  healthy  children  according  to  ideals  gotten  at  '  Old  Sand- 
stone.' " 

4.  Lizzie   Shaw-Evans.     Deceased. 

5.  Fannie  Stephens. 

6.  Chauncy  Vaniman,  McPherson,  Kans. 

7.  Cyrus   Wallick,    Cerro    Gordo,    111.     While   in    school    he 
roomed  in  No.  20  on  third  floor.     During  a  part  of  the  time  he 
was  in  school  he  had  charge  of  the  Cassel  Library.     Since  gradua- 
tion has  been  a  farmer  and  school  teacher. 

1889. 

1.  Alice  J.  Boone-Lantz,  Canton,  Ohio. 

2.  Charles  Carpenter,  Elgin,  111.     From  Mt.  Morris,  Mr.  Car- 
penter went  to  the  University  of   Michigan  and    completed    his 
course  of  study,  receiving  the  A.  B.  degree.     He  later  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  Methodist  church  and  has  held  pastorates  at  Polo, 
Aurora,  and  Elgin.     He  is  the  author  of  a  volume  of  nature  ser- 
mons, entitled,  "  When  the  Wild  Crab  Apple  Puts  Forth  Blos- 
soms." 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD  SANDSTONE        143 

3.  W.  L.  Eikenberry,  Chicago,  111.     See  faculties. 

4.  Anna  Gockley-Hoff.     Deceased. 

5.  Charles  Lehman. 

6.  Ed.  Markey,  Warrensburg,  Mo. 

7.  T.  H.  Miller,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     For  a  number  of  years  the 
faithful  clerk  in  the  Mt.  Morris  postoffice.     When  the  class  office 
was  raised,  due  to  the  increase  in  volume  of  business,  he  became 
first  assistant  postmaster,  a  position  which  he  now  holds. 

8.  Salome  Stoner-Myers.    Deceased  wife  of  T.  T.  Myers,  '90. 

9.  Winnie  Stoner.     Deceased. 

10.  Ida  Shellenberger.  Deceased. 

11.  W.  B.  Stover,  Ankleshwer,  India.     Pioneer  missionary  of 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren  to  India.  He  entered  the  mission  field  in 
1894,  and  has  seen  the  work  grow  from  a  very  humble  beginning 
to  its  present  great  importance.     He  is  the  author  of  a  volume  en- 
titled "India — A  Problem."     He  is  spending  the  present   (1912) 
summer  in  the  homeland. 

1890. 

1.  N.  R.  Baker,  Ensley,  Ala.     Did  one  year  of  college  work 
after  completing  the  classical  academy  course.     He  was  then  prin- 
cipal for  a  number  of  years  in  several  Alabama  schools;  president 
of    Citronelle    College    four   years;     assistant    superintendent    of 
schools,  Mobile  County,  five  years;  and  is  now  State  supervisor  of 
elementary  rural  schools.     Has  been  president  of  Alabama  Educa- 
tional Association ;  author  of  "  Constancy  and  Other  Poems." 

2.  I.  N.  Brubaker.    Deceased. 

3.  Will  E.  Carpenter,  Toledo,  Iowa. 

4.  Tobias  J.  C.  Diekhoff,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.    See  faculty. 

5.  Mary   Emmert- Stover,   Anklesvar,   India,   wife   of   Wilbur 
B.  Stover,  '89.    She  is  the  mother  of  five  children. 

6.  Ivey  D.  Eversole-Buser,  Mt  Morris,  111.     Wife  of  N.  E. 
Buser,  architect  and  contractor. 

7.  O.  Perry  Hoover,  St.  Louis,  Mo.    At  present  an  instructor 
in  the  McKinley  High  School,  St.  Louis,  Mo.     Prof.  Hoover  has 
done  a  great  deal  of  work  in  some  of  the  leading  universities  in 
this  country  and  Germany.     During  the  year  1910-1911   he  was 
enrolled  in  the  graduate  school  of  the  University  of  Chicago.     He 


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has  practically  completed  the  work  for  the  Ph.  D.  degree.     Litt. 
D.,  1912,  Mt.  Morris  College. 

8.  Daisy  Kemp-Lane,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

9.  Will  Mertz,  Detroit,  Mich.     "  Since  attending  M.   M.   C, 
'8S-'90,  I  have  taught  country  school;  attended  the  University  of 
Michigan  four  years;  taught  in  the  Central  High  School  of  De- 
troit three  years;  taken  a  law  course  at  the  Detroit  College  of  Law 
and  practiced  law  in  Detroit  for  upwards  of  twelve  years." 

10.  Frank  Mertz.  Deceased. 

11.  J.  E.  Miller,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  presidents. 

12.  T.  T.  Myers,  Huntingdon,  Pa.    Pastor  of  the  First  Church 
of  the  Brethren  of  Philadelphia  1891-1907.     Professor  in  Juniata 
College  1907.     Has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe  and  Palestine. 
A.  B.  from  Temple  College  of  Philadelphia;  B.  D.  from  Crozer 
Theological  Seminary;  D.  D.  from  Juniata  College. 

13.  Lillie  Royer-Fogerty,  Ft.  Madison,  Iowa.     After  gradua- 
tion she  went  to  North  Dakota.     There  she  married  Mr.  James 
Fogerty. 

14.  Ida  M.  Wagner-Hoff,  May  wood,  111.    Wife  of  E.  B.  Hoff, 
'86. 

15.  Minnie  Windle-Harnley,  Zion  City,   111.     Wife  of  J.   H. 
Harnley,  '92. 

16.  E.  J.  Zern.     Deceased. 

1891. 

1.  Ella  Amick-Eckerle,  Chicago',  111.     Wife  of  Chas.  Eckerle, 
formerly  of  the  firm  of  Albaugh-Dover  Co.,  Chicago,  111. 

2.  J.  Z.  Gilbert,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

3.  W.    I.   T.   Hoover,   Lords  burg,    Cal.      Student    at    M.    M. 
C.    1887-1891;  at  DePauw  University  three  years,   receiving  the 
degrees  of  Ph.  B.  and  A.  M.    He  has  been  engaged  in  the  teaching 
profession   since  his  graduation   in   Dayton,   Ohio,   at   Lordsburg 
College,  Manchester  College,  Bridgewater  College  and  Blue  Ridge 
College.     He  secured  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1911. 

4.  Louella  Replogle-Beery,  Tyrone,  Pa. 

5.  Dollie  Stephens-Detzer,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

6.  Sarah  Witmore-Harnley,  McPherson,  Kans.     The  wife  of 
H.  J.  Harnley,  a  member  of  the  McPherson  faculty. 


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1892. 

1.  M.  S.  Bolinger,  Bolinger,  La.     Mr.  Bolinger  has  been  very 
successful  in  business.     He  is  the  owner  of  much  timber  land  in 
Louisiana  and  is  operating  a  large  lumber  and  planing  mill  in  that 
State.     Two  years  ago  he  presented  to  the  college  an  automatic 
clock  and  bell  system. 

2.  J.  D.  Clear,  Manvel,  Texas. 

3.  Anna  Eversole-Roeder,  Polo,  111. 

4.  Charles  Ford,  Edwardsville,  111. 

5.  G.  V.  Goshorn,  Clay  City,  Ind. 

6.  E.  N.  Goshorn,  Ladoga  Lake,  Ind.     See  faculties. 

7.  J.  H.  Harnley,  Zion  City,  111.     Soon  after  completing  the 
classical  course  Mr.  Harnley  sailed  for  Europe,  remaining  there 
till  1893.     He  was  then  engaged  in  newspaper  work  for  several 
years,  after  which  he  taught  in  Washington,  Iowa,  and  Zion  City, 
111.    The  past  three  years  have  been  spent  in  lecturing  and  organiz- 
ing for  the  Anti-Saloon  League. 

8.  W.  P.  Rodabaugh,  Frederick,  Iowa. 

9.  W.  I.  Thomas. 

10.  S.  S.  Young.    Deceased. 

11.  E.  R.  Yundt,  Pomona,  Cal. 

1893. 

1.  H.  M.  Barwick.  Deceased. 

2.  N.  J.  Brubaker,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    The  greater  part  of  Mr. 
Brubaker's  time  has  been  spent  teaching.     He  is  now  teaching  his 
fifth  year  in  the  grammar  schools  of  the  city  of  Los  Angeles. 

3.  D.  D.  Culler,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

4.  M.  W.  Emmert,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

5.  D.  L.  Forney,  Reedley,  Cal.    Spent  three  years  in  Arkansas 
doing  mission  work.     Missionary  to  India  1897-1904.     Pastor  at 
Santa  Ana,  Cal.,  one  year;  since  then  pastor  at  Reedley,  Cal. 

6.  S.  C.  Garber.     Deceased. 

7.  Alice  King-Ebey,  Karadoho,  India.     Wife  of  Adam  Ebey. 
They  are  now  on  the  India  mission  field. 

8.  N.  J.  Miller,  Rocky  Ford,  Colo.     See  faculties. 

9.  Bertha  J.  Miller-Neher,  Milford,  Ind.     Concerning  herself 
she  writes:   "Since  graduating,   in    1893,   I   have   been   teaching, 


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writing,  keeping  house,  training  children  and  all  the  rest  that  goes 
with  the  life  of  a  married  woman  of  today  who  is  her  own  house- 
keeper." 

10.  Lydia  E.   Taylor,   Elgin,   111.     Took  training  in   an   Iowa 
hospital  and  for  a  number  of  years  did  work  as  a  trained  nurse. 
At  present  a  proofreader  for  the  David  C.  Cook  Publishing  Co. 

11.  Geo.  W.  Tannreuther,  Columbia,  Mo.     Spent  some  time  in 
Chicago  University.     At  present   instructor   in   the   University   of 
Missouri. 

1894. 

1.  J.   S.   Flory,   Bridgewater,  Va.      Student  Bridgewater   Col- 
lege, 1888-90.    Ohio  Northern  University,  1890-1891.     Mt.  Morris 
College,  1891-1894.     Taught  at  Bridgewater  till  1902.     Spent  the 
years  1902-1906  at  University  of  Virginia.     Ph.  D.  University  of 
Virginia,  1907.     Vice  president  of  Bridgewater  College  1905-1910. 
President   ibid.,    1910 — •.      Author   of    "  Literary    Activity    of    the 
Brethren  in  the  Eighteenth  Century." 

2.  I.  R.  Hendrickson,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

3.  Katherine  Hershey- Young,  N.  Manchester,  Ind.     Wife  of 
U.  R.  Young. 

4.  Chas.  Leckrone,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

5.  Anna  May  Miller,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

6.  O.  R.  Myers,  Huntingdon,  Pa.     See  faculties. 

7.  L.  A.  Pollock,  Batavia,  111.     After  leaving  Mt.  Morris  he 
spent  one  year  teaching  in  Central  Illinois,  then  went  to  Batavia  to 
take  charge  of  church  work.     He  later  entered  business  and  is  at 
present  selling  groceries  to  the  public. 

8.  O.  L.  Shaw,  Dixon,  111.     See  trustees. 

9.  H.  M.  Spickler,  Tomah,  Wis.    Became  famous  by  traveling 
around  the  world  on  a  bicycle  "  without  a  cent."     Did  some  work 
in  Chicago  University.     Minister  and  lecturer. 

10.  E.  C.  Thomas,  Woodstock,  111. 

1895. 

1.  Maude  Carpenter-Sheller,   Grundy   Center,   Iowa. 

2.  Lizzie  Grater,  Morrison,  111. 

3.  S.  M.  Hoover.    Deceased. 


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4.  Josephine  Royer,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

5.  Delia  Snider-Lehmer,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

1896. 

1.  L.    H.    Carpenter,    Grundy    Center,    Iowa.     A    successful 
practicing  physician.     Received  his  medical  training  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan. 

2.  O.  A.  Fackler,  Erie,  111.    Mr.  Fackler  is  at  present  principal 
of  the  schools  at  Erie,  111.     Previous  to  this  he  was  similarly  en- 
gaged at  Carpentersville,  111. 

3.  Geo.  W.  Furrey,  Evanston,  111.     See  faculties. 

4.  S.  A.  Long,  Dayton,  Ohio.     Mr.  Long  was  for  eight  years 
teacher   at   the    following   places:      Plattsburg   College,    Mo.,    Mt. 
Morris  public  schools,  and  Dayton   (Ohio)   H.  S.     Since  1904  he 
has  been  a  lyceum  lecturer.     He  has  lectured  in  every  State  of 
the  Union,  travels  each  year  from  forty  to  sixty  thousand  miles 
and  lectures  as  often  as  two  hundred  and  fifty  times  per  year. 

5.  J.  W.  Thomas,  Duluth,  Minn. 

6.  Viola  Trestle- Yundt.     Deceased. 

1897. 

1.  J.   B.   Carpenter,  Louisville,  Ky.     Instructor  in  the  Boys' 
High  School  of  Louisville. 

2.  Nettie  Felthaus-Thomas,  Duluth,  Minn. 

3.  Lou  McCosh-Maltbie,  New  York  City.    See  faculties. 

4.  Etta  Moore  Long,  Dayton,  Ohio.    Wife  of  S.  A.  Long,  '96. 

5.  Lizzie  Myers-Emmert,  Mt.  Morris,  111.    Wife  of  Professor 
M.  W.  Emmert. 

6.  Delia  Myers-Peifer,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

7.  J.    M.    Myers,    Minot,    N.    Dak.      See    Ida    Royer-Myers, 
class  of  1888. 

8.  C.  H.  Shock,  Huntington,  Ind. 

9.  Arthur   M.    Stine,   Adel,    Iowa.      Mr.    Stine   after   leaving 
school  spent  a  year  in  the  office  of  the  Brethren  Publishing  House, 
but  on  account  of  failing  health  was  compelled  to  seek  outdoor 
employment.     He  writes :  "  I  was  elected  to  the  ministry  in  1900 


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and  now  lead  a  happy,  busy,  active  life  on  our   farm  with  five 
'cherubs'  and  a  dear  companion  to  share  my  life." 
10.  Mamie  Yarger,  Lena,  111. 

1898. 

1.  Emma  Horning,  Grand  Junction,  Colo.    Just  returned  from 
China.     She  had  been  doing  mission  work  there  several  years,  but 
on   account    of    failing   health    found    it    necessary    to     return     to 
America. 

2.  Harvey  J.  Kable,   Mt.   Morris,   111.     One  of  the   founders 
and  directors  of  Kable  Bros.  Co.,  a  large  publishing  house. 

3.  Lulu    Kable- Longman,    Mt.    Morris,    111.      Wife    of    Harry 
Longman. 

4.  E.  T.  Keiser,  Lordsburg,  Cal.     Mr.  Keiser  has  been  a  suc- 
cessful fruit  grower  and  real  estate  dealer  since  he  has  gone  to 
California.     He  and  his  wife,  formerly  Evelyn  Teague,  spent  the 
summer  of  1911  in  Europe,  in  company  with  President  and  Mrs. 
J.  E.  Miller. 

5.  Dollie  Kepner,  Nora,  111. 

6.  Blanche  Lentz,  Lafayette,  Ohio. 

7.  H.  B.  Metzger.     Deceased. 

8.  Thomas  E.  Newcomer,  Chicago,  111.     In  the  employ  of  the 
Fort  Dearborn  National  Bank,  of  Chicago. 

9.  Etta  Rowland-Taylor,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 

10.  J.  C.  Shaw,  Des  Moines,  Iowa.      Mr.  Shaw  is  at  present 
in  the  employ  of  the  Grand  Union  Tea  Co.  of  Des  Moines.    He  is 
married   to    Miss    Minnie   Tullis,    a    former    Mt.    Morris    student. 
They  have  two  children,  who  they  hope  may  in  due  time  follow  their 
steps. 

11.  J.  D.JSuter,  Palo  Alto,  Cal.     Did  work  in  the  University 
of  Wisconsin,  receiving  the  degrees  A.  B.  and  A.  M.     Instructor 
in   mathematics,   Leland    Stanford   Junior  University,    Palo   Alto. 
Has  recently  given  up  teaching  to  give  his  attention  to  the  real 
estate  business. 

12.  W.  H.  Waybright,  Huntington,  Ind.     Dentist;  graduated 
from  University  of  Michigan  in  1902. 


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1899. 

1.  Cora    Araick-Shock,    Huntington,    Ind.     Wife  of    C.    H. 
Shock,  '96. 

2.  O.   G.   Brubaker,   Burlington,   Ind.     Taught  district  school 
three  years;  high  school  two  years.     Married  Alice  Mae  Stitzel, 
Lanark,  111.,  in  1900.     Wife  died   1904.     Married  Cora  Cripe  of 
Chicago,    1905.      Graduated    from    Rush    Medical    College,    1906, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine. 

3.  J.   S.  Flory,  Twin  Falls,  Idaho.     For  a  number  of  years 
head  bookkeeper  of  the  Brethren  Publishing  House,  Elgin,  111.     He 
resigned  this  position  several  years  ago  to  go  West,  where  he  and 
his  brother,  Elmer  N.,  have  built  up  a  prosperous  business. 

4.  Calvin  McNelly,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

5.  Elmer  Metzger,   Flora,   Ind.     His  first  year  after  leaving 
school    was    spent    in    Lordsburg     College,     teaching     commercial 
branches;  the  next  four  years  in  Maryland  Collegiate  Institute  as 
head  of  commercial  department  and  treasurer  of  the  institution; 
the  next  six  years  office  manager  of  Albaugh,  Dover  Co.,  and  later 
secretary  to  the  superintendent  of  Montgomery  Ward  &  Co.     He 
is  at  present  assistant   secretary-treasurer   of   the   Carroll   County 
Loan,  Trust  and  Savings  Co.,  Flora,  Ind. 

6.  Leslie  Rees,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  college  graduates. 

7.  Myrtle  Royer-Myers,   Chicago,   111.     See   faculties. 

8.  W.    S.    Sanford,   Ashton,    111.      Spent   two   years .  teaching 
school,  but  in  the  interest  of  better  health  took  up  farming  and  is 
at  present  actively  pursuing  that  occupation. 

9.  Marie  Strickfaden-Carpenter,  Louisville,  Ky.     Wife  of  J. 
B.  Carpenter,  '97. 

10.  J.  P.  Wilson,  Leaf  River,  111.    A  prominent  and  successful 
fanner  near  the  village  of  Leaf  River.     He  writes  that  his  fondest 
memories  of   "  Old   Sandstone  "  are  the  chapel  exercises  held   in 
the  old  chapel.     "  I  liked  to  attend  them  and  seldom  missed  one." 

1900. 

1.  B.  B.  Baker,  Fruitdale,  Ala. 

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3.  C.  K.  Burkholder,  Waterloo,  Nebr.     Has  been  engaged  in 
public  school  work  continuously  since  graduation.     Was  recently 
elected  for  the  fifth  time  superintendent  of  schools  of  Waterloo. 
He  is  thoroughly  in  love  with  the  work  he  has  chosen. 

4.  Edna   Felker-McNeal,   Mt.    Morris,   111.      Married   Charles 
McNeal  in  1907,  since  which  time  they  have  resided  in  Mt.  Morris. 

5.  Ira  E.  Finney,  Twin  Falls,  Idaho. 

6.  A.  B.  Keller,  Gary,  Ind. 

7.  Wm.  Kohl,  Madison,  Kans.     A  minister  in  the  Christian 
church.     Held  a  pastorate  at  Girard,  111.,  for  a  few  years.     Has 
now  removed  to  Madison,  Kans.,  where  he  is  doing  similar  work. 

8.  Reuben  Marshall,  Chicago,  111. 

9.  Frank  D.  Miller,  --  — ,  Nebraska. 

10.  Edward  H.  Price,  -  — ,  California. 

11.  O.  T.  Sadler,  Spokane,  Wash.     Spent  several  years  teach- 
ing in  the  Philippines.     Is  now  teaching  manual  training  in  the 
Spokane  High  School.  * 

12.  Frank  B.  Scott,  Milledgeville,  111. 

13.  Lizzie    Shirk,    Mt.    Morris,     111.      At    present    attending 
Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago. 

1901. 

1.  Oren  L.   Clapper,   Farina,   111.     See  college  graduates. 

2.  Martha   McClure,   Mt.   Morris,   111.     Taught   school,  being 
assistant  in  the  Mt.  Morris  High  School  one  year.     Is  now  doing 
graduate  work  in  University  of  Wisconsin. 

3.  Florence  Shaw-Eikenberry,   Chicago,  111.     Wife  of  W.  L. 
Eikenberry,  '89. 

4.  Burton  Strock,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

1902. 

1.  Nora  Arnold-Lichty,  Umalla,  India.    Wife  of  D.  J.  Lichty, 
'02.     Missionary  to  India  since  1902. 

2.  Charles  Holsinger,  Sterling,  111.     See  college  graduates. 

3.  E.  R.  Hoover,  Hagerstown,  Ind.     Deceased. 

4.  B.  S.  Kiester,  Kent,  111.     Leading  the  quiet  life  of  a  hard- 
ware merchant  in  the  village  of  Kent. 


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5.  D.  J.  Lichty,  Umalla,  India.     Missionary  representing  the 
Mt.   Morris   College  Missionary   Society  in  India.     On  the  field 
since  1903.     With  his  wife  he  enjoyed  a  furlough  of  one  year 
(1910-1911).     During  this  time  they  traveled  extensively  in  this 
country. 

6.  Minerva  Metzger,   Ping  Ting  Chou,   China.     Graduate  of 
University  of  Indiana.     Very  active  in  the  work  of  the  Students' 
Christian  Association  while  in  school  at  that  place.     Sailed    for 
China  in  the  fall  of  1911  to  become  a  missionary. 

7.  Alice  Moore-Suter,  Sterling,  111.    Wife  of  F.  F.  Suter,  '02. 

8.  A.  W.  Ross,  Vyara,  India.     Another  of  the  "  Old    Sand- 
stone "  boys  who,  with  his  wife,  is  spending  his  life  in  the  mission 
cause.     They  have  been  in  India  since  1904. 

9.  E.  S.  Shank,  Grant's  Pass,  Oregon.     Graduate  of  literary 
and  law  courses  in  University  of  Michigan.     He  with  his  wife, 
formerly   Capitola   Coffman,   and  two   children,   is  now   living  in 
the  West,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business. 

10.  F.   F.   Suter,   Sterling,   111.     Taught  school   several  years 
after   graduation.      Later   located   in    Sterling,    where   he   still   is 
living.     The  proprietor  of  a  large  grocery  store. 

1903. 

1.  Bertha    Brunskill,    Minneapolis,    Minn.      Actively    engaged 
in  city  mission  work  in  Minneapolis. 

2.  O.  D.  Buck,  Franklin  Grove,  111.     Spent  several  years  in 
college  at  McPherson,  Kans. ;  taught  home  school;  attended  Beth- 
any Bible  School  1907-1908.    Married  Anna  Stutzman  in  1908  and 
moved  on  a  small  farm  near  Franklin  Grove.     Minister  Church  of 
the  Brethren. 

3.  Orpha  A.  Foft,  Pierson,  Iowa. 

4.  H.   M.  Fogelsonger,   New  Paris,   Ind.     Graduate  of  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  '09.     Instructor  in  High  School  in —  — , 
Indiana.     Manages  a  farm  near  New  Paris,  and  in  addition  con- 
tributes a  considerable  amount  of  manuscript  to  periodicals   for 
publication. 

5.  Lloyd  Holsinger,  Evanston,  111.    Graduated  from  University 
of  Michigan,  '07.     Instructor  in  mathematics,  Bradley  Polytechnic 
Institute,  Peoria,  111.,   1907-1908.     Since   1908  has  been  head  of 


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mathematical   department   of  Academy   of    Northwestern   Univer- 
sity.    Married  to  Verna  Price  in  1907. 

6.  Philip  Kuhl,  -  —   Mo. 

7.  Anna  Miller,  LaPlace,  111.     Successful  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  LaPlace  for  a  number  of  years.     Spent  some  time  in 
Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago. 

8.  Maud  C.  Newcomer,  Elgin,  111.  Assistant  Editor  of  Sunday- 
school  Literature  for  Brethren  Publishing  House. 

9.  Ruth  Whitehead-Fogelsonger,    New    Paris,    Ind.     Married 
H.  M.  Fogelsonger,  '03. 

1904. 

1.  Geo.  W.  Blair,  Quincy,  111.    Taught  several  terms  of  public 
school,  after  which  he  came  to  Mt.  Morris  to  engage  in  the  hard- 
ware business.     Entered  Gem  City  Business  College  in  Quincy  in 
1910.     He  is  at  present  one  of  the  instructors  of  that  school. 

2.  Q.  O.  Gilbert,  Lansing,  Mich.     Attended  the  University  of 
Michigan  a  number  of  years,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1910, 
and   in   addition   did   a  considerable   amount  of   the   work   in   the 
medical  course.     During  the  year  1911-1912  he  has  been  in  the 
employ  of  the  State  Board  of  Health  of  Michigan. 

3.  Elizabeth   Griswold,   Hinsdale,   111.      Graduated   from   Uni- 
versity of  Illinois  in  1908.    Taught  English  in  the  Mendota,  Naper- 
ville  and  Hinsdale  High   Schools.     She  is  at  present  teaching  at 
the  last  named  place. 

4.  B.  F.  Heckman,  Ping  Ting  Chou,  China.     Student  and  in- 
structor at  Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago,  for  several  years,  after 
which  he  with  his  wife,  formerly  Minna  Mote,  and  two  children 
sailed  for  the  China  mission  field. 

5.  Marie  Jasper,  Ankeny,  Iowa. 

6.  G.  W.  Kieffaber,  Lordsburg,  Cal.     See  college  graduates. 

7.  Harvey  Long,  Mt.  Morris,  111.    Has  taught  school  a  number 
of  years  since  graduation.     Married  Anna  Trostle  in  1908. 

8.  Nana  B.  McNelly,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

9.  Jennie  J.  Miller- Wolfe,  Twin  Falls,  Idaho.     Married  John 
H.  Wolfe,  a  former  M.  M.  C.  student.    After  living  in  Elgin,  111., 
several  years  they  removed  to  Idaho. 


158        MEMOBIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

10.  Eunice  Moore,  Eldora,  Iowa. 

11.  Paul  Nickey,  Kearney,  Nebr. 

12.  Cyrus  W.  Plum,  Burlington,  111. 

13.  Ella   Royer,   Dallas   Center,    Iowa.      Spent   several   years 
doing  mission  work  in  some  of  the  cities  of  Iowa.     Has  more  re- 
cently been  at  home  keeping  house  for  her  father. 

14.  W.  H.  Royer,  Dallas  Center,  Iowa.     Has  been  for  several 
years  a  teacher;  later  in  the  government  employ  as  a  railway  postal 
clerk.     In  1910  was  married  to  Miss  Bertha  Wise.    They  are  now 
farmers  near  Dallas  Center. 

15.  Levi  S.  Shively,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

1905. 

1.  Zelda  M.  Ayers,  Leaf  River,  111.     Graduated  from  Lake 
Forest  University,  receiving  the  A.  B.  degree.     Was  awarded  a 
scholarship  at  Illinois  University  from  which  institution  she  re- 
ceived A.   M.  degree.     Since  completing  her  course  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois  she  has  been  doing  high  school  teaching. 

2.  Kathryn    Barkdoll,    Naperville,    111.     She    has    spent    the 
greater  part  of  her  time  since  graduation  at  home.     In  addition  to 
her  home  duties  she  has  found  time  to  do  some  Bible  work  at 
Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago. 

3.  R.  E.  Buser,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     At  present  connected  with 
the  Buser  Concrete  Construction  Co.     Has  charge  each  year  of  a 
great  deal  of  the  work  of  that  corporation. 

4.  Demetrius  Chirighotis,  Smyrna,  Asia  Minor.     Returned  to 
his  native  city,  Smyrna,  soon  after  completing  his  studies  and  be- 
came a  missionary  to  his  own  people.     No  word  has  been  received 
from  him  recently. 

5.  Minnie  Cripe-Reppert,  Pyrmont,  Ind.     The  two  years  fol- 
lowing graduation  were  spent  at  home;  the  next  two  teaching  in 
the  public  schools  of  Indiana.    Since  that  time  she  became  the  wife 
of  a  "  Hoosier  "  and  is  now  doing  the  usual  duties  of  the  home. 

6.  Ida  Cripe-Pressel,  Delphi,  Ind.     After  spending  some  time 
at  home  she  married  a  former  Mt.  Morris  student,  Mr.  D.  Harry 
Pressel,  and  is  now,  too,  the  queen  of  an  Indiana  home. 

7.  Carrie  Eisenbise-Zillhart,  Mt.  Carroll,  Ind.     Married  Amos 
Zillhart. 


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8.  Ernest  L.  Highbarger,  Washington,  D.  C.    See  college  gradu- 
ates. 

9.  Arthur  Klontz,  Hanover,  111.     Minister  of  M.  E.  church. 
Married  Miss  Blanche  Householder. 

10.  Chalmer   O.    Klontz,    Palmyra,    111.     Principal   of   village 
schools  at  Palmyra.    Married  Miss  Grace  Jacobs. 

11.  Eva  S.  Lichty,  Waterloo,  Iowa.     The  greater  part  of  her 
time  since  leaving  school  here  has  been  spent  in  Bible  study  and 
mission  work. 

12.  Bertha  McNett,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Has  for  a  number  of 
years  been  teaching  in  the  Mt.  Morris  public  schools. 

13.  Ernest  O.  Palmer,  Chicago,  111.    In  addition  to  the  academ- 
ic  course   Mr.    Palmer   took   commercial   training   at    M.    M.    C. 
Since  graduation  he  has  taught  and  been  principal  of  business 
colleges  four  years;  auditor  of  C.  O.  &  P.  Railway  one  year;  and 
a  public  accountant  one  year. 

14.  Edgar  E.  Rothrock,  Carlisle,  Nebr.     A  farmer  and  active 
church  worker,  who  has  found  it  possible  with  his  many  other 
duties  to  spend  some  time  in  study  and  self-culture. 

15.  S.  H.  Sherfy,  Mt.'  Morris,  111.     See  faculties. 

1906. 

1.  Alice  Begeman-Davis,  Polo,  111. 

2.  Jennie  Blough,  Waterloo,  Iowa.    For  several  years  a  public 
school  teacher.     In  the  interests  of  health  she  spent  several  years 
in  New  Mexico.    Of  recent  years  she  has  been  under  the  parental 
roof,  leading  a  quiet  but  useful  life. 

3.  Effie    Buckingham-Protzman,    Oakley,     111.     A    successful 
school  teacher  of  several  years'  experience.     Recently    she    was 
married  to  Mr.  Walter  Protzman,  and  is  now  happily  enjoying  her 
home  life. 

4.  Charles  Cushing,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Has  done  some  work  in 
the  University  of  Illinois.     Spent  some  time  looking  after  agri- 
cultural interests  in  the  newly  developing  regions  of  Texas.     At 
present  working  for  Buser  Construction  Co. 

5.  Clyde  Davis,  Polo,  111.     Mr.  Davis  is  married  and  running 
a  large  farm  near  the  city  of  Polo. 


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160        MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

6.  R.  H.  Durborow.     Taught  for  several  years  in  the  public 
schools  near  Cerro  Gordo,  111. 

7.  Uriah  J.  Fike,  Waterloo.  Iowa.     Pursued  college  work  in 
his  Alma  Mater  three  years  and  upon  doing  one  year's  work  in 
addition  at  Michigan  University  he  was  awarded  his  A.  B.  degree. 
He  is  at  present  professor  of  science  in  Daleville    College,    Va. 
Married  in  June,  1911,  to  Miss  Precious  J.  Zuck,  of  Clarence,  Iowa. 

8.  Mattie    Lehman-Long,    Willard,   Wis.      Wife    of     Samuel 
Long,  '07. 

9.  Edith   Miles,   Chicago,   111.     Teacher   for  several   years   in 
the  public  schools  of  Ogle  County.     She  is  now  taking  nurse's 
training  in  a  Chicago  hospital. 

10.  Ella  Miller-Brubaker,  Nappanee,  Ind.     An  active  mission- 
ary in  the  India  field  for  seven  years.    She  was  married  to  Charles 
H.  Brubaker  in  1907.    Mr.  Brubaker  died  in  1910.     She  is  now  in 
America. 

11.  Verna  Olson,  Briercrest,  Sask.,  Canada.     Spent  a  year  at 
N.  I.  S.  N.  S.,  DeKalb,  111.,  and  shortly  afterwards  removed  to  Can- 
ada.    She  writes,  "  Here  we  have  been  doing  some  pioneering  'like 
you  read  about.'     I  have  taught  school  three  years.     My  elocution 
training  has  been  a  great  help  to  me.   I  have  won  two  medals  in  con- 
tests and  fill  engagements  quite  often  to  help  in  entertainments." 

12.  Grace  Peacock,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Completed  nurses'  train- 
ing course  at  Rockford  Hospital,  spring  of  1912. 

13.  Ira  Smith,  Hastings,  Mich.    Another  successful  pedagogue 
of  the  1906  class.     Earmed  in  connection  with  his  teaching  duties 
a  few  years,  then  moved  to  Colorado.    He  is  at  present  doing  fac- 
tory work  in  Hastings,  Mich.     Married  to  Clara  Fitz. 

14.  Mary  Thomas,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Has  spent  the  time  since 
graduation  in  school  in  doing  settlement  work  in  Chicago  and  else- 
where. 

15.  Lela  Gertrude  Wirt,  Elgin,  111.     After  two  years'  public 
school  teaching  she  became  an  employee  of  the  Brethren  Publish- 
ing House  at  Elgin,  111.     She  is  at  present  a  proofreader  for  that 
establishment. 


162        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

1907. 

1.  Frank   S.    Barkdoll,    Batavia,    111.      "  The   first   yea»    after 
leaving-  M.  M.  C.  I  worked  on  the  farm.    Attended  Bradley  Poly- 
technic Institute  two  years  and  graduated  from  manual  arts  normal 
department  in  1911.    At  present  working-  in  the  general  offices  of 
C,  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.,  Chicago,  111." 

2.  Enoch  Eby,  Green  River,  Utah. 

3.  J.    Price   Heckman,    Polo,    111.      Married   Ruth    Sheller,    a 
former  M.  M.  C.  student,  in  1908.     Since  their  marriage  they  have 
lived  on  a  farm  near  Polo,  111. 

4.  Mildred  Hinds,  Peotone,  111.     Spent  two  years  in  college 
department  of  M.  M.  C.    Completed  undergraduate  work  at  North- 
western University  in  1912. 

5.  Milford  Hinds,  Peotone,  111.     After  doing  half  his  college 
work  at  M.  M.  C.  he  enrolled  at  Northwestern  University  and 
finished  with  the  class  of  1912.     He  is  now  at  Illinois  University, 
having  been  awarded  a  scholarship  in  chemistry. 

6.  Edith  Knapp,  Egan,  111.     Taught  school  one  year  immedi- 
ately following  graduation.     Since  that  time  she  has  devoted  her 
time  to  the  raising  of  poultry. 

7.  Samuel  Long,  Willard,  Wis.     Mr.  Long  is  like  his  brother, 
Harvey,  doing  some  clearing  in  the  timber  lands  of  Wisconsin  and 
building  for  himself  and  family  a  home  in  that  region.     His  wife 
is  Mattie  Lehman,  '06. 

8.  John  I.  Marker,  Academy,  S.  Dak.    Taught  school  in  Cen- 
tral Illinois  one  year.     Attended   State  University  of   Iowa  two 
years,  and  during  the  past  year  has  been  teacher  of  science  in  the 
Ward  Academy,  Academy,  S.  Dak. 

9.  Daniel  I..  Miller,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     See  college  graduates. 

10.  Barbara  Nickey,  Alva,  Nebr. 

11.  Eva  Palmer-Rothermel,  Leaf  River,  111. 

12.  Ida  Palmer-Schelling,  Leaf  River,  111.     She  writes  as  fol- 
lows :   "  On  the  first  day  of  the  year  succeeding  graduation  I  mar- 
ried, and  since  that  time  my  efforts  have  been  more  culinary  than 
literary,  as  we  live  on  a  large  farm  a  short  distance  from  Leaf 
River." 

13.  Frank   H.    Senger,    Franklin    Grove,    111.      Married    Miss 
Estella  Bachman  of  Dixon,  111.,  in  1912. 


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164        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

14.  Charles  W.  Slifer,  Salina,  Kans.    Married  Mary  Heckman 
of  Polo  in  1908.    They  are  at  present  enjoying  farm  life. 

15.  Ray  Robert  Thomas,  Sunnyside,  Wash. 

16.  Ida  Ward,  Litchfield,  Nebr. 

17.  Roy   O.    Warberg,    Lee,    111.      Has   spent   the   time    since 
graduation  teaching  and  attending  school  at  M.  M.  C.  and  the  De 
Kalb   State  Normal.     Contemplates  completing  his  college  course 
in  the  near  future. 

1908. 

1.  Minnie  Barnhizer,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

2.  Benj.  F.  Buckingham,  Prairie  City,  Iowa.    Mr.  Buckingham 
is  married  and  has  for  several  years  been  farming. 

3.  Ida  E.  Buckingham,  Oakley,  111.     She  spent  some  time  in 
the  schoolroom,  but  later  decided  to  do  some  work  in  Bethany  Bible 
School,  Chicago.     She  has  been  in  attendance  at  that  place  during 
the  past  year. 

4.  Cornelia  A.   Crawford,   Mt.    Morris,    111.     "Since    leaving 
school  (not  long  ago)   I  have  spent  my  time  teaching  school  and 
music.     Mt.  Morris  being  my  home  town  I  have  the  very  pleasant 
opportunity  of  getting  a  little  extra  school  work  now  and  then. 
After  all,  I  enjoy  attending  school  and  thus  broadening  my  vision, 
better  than  anything  else." 

5.  O.  Stuart  Hamer,  Waterloo,  Iowa.     Mr.  Hamer  has  been 
in  school   since  graduation,  with  the  exception  of  one  year,   and 
hence  is  to  be  one  of  next  year's  seniors.     He  is  finding  the  Alma 
Mater  an  entirely  satisfactory  place  to  pursue  his  studies. 

6.  Clark  M.  Heckman,  Pasadena,  Cal.     Spent  two  years  work- 
ing in  a  bank  in  Monticello,  111.     He  married  Miss  Belva  Snively. 
They  are  now  located  in  the  land  of  sunshine  and  flowers,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  shoe  business. 

7.  Lloyd  T.  Motter,  Leaf  River,  111. 

8.  Helen  Nowe,  Lee,  111. 

9.  Roy  H.  Roberts,  Lintner,  111. 

10.  Mrs.  W.  A.  Robinson,  Mt.  Morris,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robinson  are  living  in  Mt.  Morris  and  along  with  household  duties 
Mrs.  Robinson  is  taking  school  work,  principally  music.  She  is 
the  mother  of  two  sons. 


166        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

11.  Charles  W.  Sharer,  Mt.  Morris,  111.  After  continuing  his 
school  work  at  Mt.  Morris  he  entered  Northwestern  University, 
where  he  has  spent  the  past  year. 

1909. 

1.  Estella  Arnold,  Lintner,  111.     She  is  at  present  at  her  home. 
She  writes:  "Aside  from  the  regular  household  duties  on  the  farm, 
I,  with  my  sister,  have  been  busy  as  a  seamstress." 

2.  Leo  R.  Blickenstaff,  Oakley,  111.     Taught  the  home  school 
the  year  after  graduation.      Since  that  time  he  has  been  doing 
college  work  at  M.  M.  C. 

3.  Helen  L.  Gushing,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Has  been  in  college  at 
Lake  Forest  continuously  and  did  her  work  there  with  honor. 

4.  Arta  L.  Demy,  Bader,  111.    Has  spent  her  time  since  gradua- 
tion in  school  work.     This  year  she  completed  the  art  course. 

5.  Lottie  M.  Eller,  Benson,  111. 

6.  Ernest  F.  Hanes,  Mt.  Morris,  111.    Taught  school  one  year 
and  spent  the  following  two  in  college. 

7.  Hazel  G.  Kable,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Has  been  working  with 
Kable  Brothers  and  doing  some  school  work  each  year. 

8.  Hazel  L.  Kretzinger,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Spent  a  few  years 
teaching   public    school.      Is   now   telephone   girl    in    Mt.    Morris 
central  office. 

9.  Arvel  A.  Landes,  Cerro  Gordo,  111.     He  writes :  "  I  spent 
eighteen   jolly  months   in   'Old   Sandstone.'     While  pleasure  was 
found  there,  there  was  also  an  equal  amount  of  hard  work.    I  have 
taught  school  several  years  since  graduating  in  1909." 

10.  Julius  A.  Lehman,  Pontiac,  111.     Taught  school  the  year 
following  graduation  and  attended  Columbia  School  of  Oratory 
the  following  two  years.     He  completed  the  course  there  in  the 
spring  of  1912. 

11.  Wm.    H.    Meyers,    Milledgeville,    111.      Taught    grammar 
grades  in  home  town  one  year.     In  college  since  that  time.  For 
the  past  two  years  he  has  been  college  bookkeeper. 

12.  Nora  Mae  Miller,  Gettysburg,  Ohio.    Taught  school  in  the 
Northwest  and  later  returned  to  M.  M.  C.    Graduate  of  music  de- 
partment, 1912. 


1G8        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

13.  Arthur  E.  Myers,  Paola,  Kans.     See  college  graduates. 

14.  Joseph  G.  Nickey,  Kearney,  Nebr.     Did  one  year's  college 
work  after  graduation.     Has  spent  the  remainder  of  the  time  at 
home  on  the  farm. 

15.  Cora  Mae  Rebman,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     At  home  with  her 
parents. 

16.  Hubert  O.  Shaw,  Mt.  Morris,  111.    At  present  working  on 
his  father's  farm,  near  Mt.  Morris. 

17.  Samuel    L.    Whisler,    Waterloo,    Iowa.      Spent   the   year 
1909-1910    in    engineering    department    of    University    of    Illinois. 
Wire  chief  for  Bell  Telephone  Company,  Dixon,  111.,  one  year  and 
at  present  in  the  employ  of  the  Bell  Company  in  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

18.  Precious  J.  Zuck,  Daleville,  Va.    Wife  of  Professor  U.  J. 
Fike,  '06. 

1910. 

1.  Verna  Blickenstaff,  Oakley,  HI.     Spent  one  year  at  home 
and  the  past  year  at  Bethany  Bible  School,  Chicago. 

2.  Frank  Bock,  Greenspring,  Ohio.     College  student,   M.   M. 
C,  during  a  part  of  the  year  1911-1912. 

3.  Orley  G.  Davis,  Oakley,   111.     Worked  on  farm  one  year 
after  graduation.     Did  part  freshman  work,  M.  M.  C.  1911-1912. 

4.  Emma  Dinnes,  Eldora,  Iowa. 

5.  Orla  S.  Dinnes,  Eldora,  Iowa. 

6.  Irvin  J.   Gibson,  Virden,   111.     School  teacher  and   farmer 
during  the  two  years  since  graduating. 

7.  Ernest  Clifford  Miller,  Boulder,  Colo.    Freshman  M.  M.  C. 
1910-1911.     Student  in  University  of  Colorado  1911-1912. 

8.  Clarence  Mote,  Beaverton,  Mich.    Engaged  in  public  school 
work. 

9.  David  Max  Sharer,  Mt.  Morris,  111.  Did  college  work  two 
years  following  graduation. 

10.  Viola  B.  Snively,  Long  Beach,  Cal.     Spent  the  time  since 
1910  visiting  in  California  and  Virginia. 

11.  Grace  G.  Steele,  Smithville,  Ohio.    A  teacher  in  the  public 
schools. 


170        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

12.  Goldie  E.  Swartz,  Rockford,  111.    Engaged  in  city  mission 
work  in  the  city  of  Rockford. 

13.  Myrtle    E.    Whisler,    Elgin,    111.      Taught    public    school 
1910-1911.     Proofreader  for  David  C.  Cook  Publishing  Co.,  Elgin, 
111.,  1911-1912. 

14.  Ethel    G.    Whitmer,    Beaverton,    Mich.       Miss    Whitmer 
writes  that  she  is  enjoying  immensely  her  work  in  the  schoolroom. 
She  has  been  teaching  two  years. 

15.  Florence  M.  Wieand-Noff singer,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Bethany 
Bible  School  1910-1911.    Student  in  M.  M.  C.  1911-1912. 

16.  Clifford  C.  Windle,  Mt.  Morris,  111.    Did  his  freshman  and 
sophomore  work  in  M.  M.  C.  in  the  years  1910-1912. 

17.  Ruth   B.   Wylie,   Mt.   Morris,   111.     Has  taught  school  in 
Northern  Illinois  two  years. 

18.  Samuel    J.    Yohn,    Naperville,    111.      Completed   advanced 
commercial,  shorthand  and  academy  courses  while  in  school.     Was 
college  bookkeeper  the  last  two  years  he  was  in  school.     Teacher 
1910-1911.     Accountant  for  C,  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.   1911-1912. 

19.  Nora  M.  Shively,  Bremen,  Indiana.     She  writes :  "  Since 
I  was  in  school  at  M.  M.  C.  I  have  attended  school  at    Winona 
College,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  and  taught  classes  in  vocal  music." 

1911. 

1.  May  E.  Dinnes,  Eldora,  Iowa. 

2.  Alice  M.  Gibbel,  Girard,  111.    Taught  primary  grades  of  the 
home  school  1911-1912. 

3.  A.   Clare  Irvin,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Did  freshman  work,  M. 
M.  C.  1911-1912. 

4.  Dayton  P.  Klepinger,  Kansas  City,  Mo.     "  During  the  two 
years,  1909-1911,  I  enjoyed  some  of  the  happiest  days  of  my  life. 
Since  then  I  have  been  busy  in  the  business  world." 

5.  Martha  E.  Oliver,  Rapid  City,  S.  Dak.     Taught  school  in 
South  Dakota,  1911-1912. 

6.  Elizabeth  Sharer,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Taught  school  near  Mt. 
Morris,  1911-1912. 


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7.  Gertrude  Sharp,  Egeland,  N.  Dak.     Taught  school  during 
the  year  1911-1912. 

8.  Ruth    Sherrick,   Mt.   Morris,   111.     Did   freshman   work   in 
M.  M.  C.  1911-1912. 

9.  Bessie  E.  Stimson,  Stillman  Valley,  111. 

10.  Jacob  J.  Storm,  Coal  City,  Ind.     Taught  in  public  schools 
of  Indiana  1911-1912. 

11.  Dora  M.  Wagner,  Savanna,  111. 

1912. 

1.  Edith  Brubaker,  Virden,  111. 

2.  Minnie  Buckingham,  Oakley,  111. 

3.  Velma  Landis,  Woodland,  Mich. 

4.  Arthur  Miller,  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

5.  Lorin  Mayer,  Egan,  111. 

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6.  Frances  Miller,  Mt.   Morris,  111. 

7.  Illegia  Miller,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

8.  John  Mitchell,  Saline  City,  Ind. 

9.  Harvey  Swartz,  Mansfield,  111. 

10.  Erma  Switzer,  Roanoke,  111. 

11.  Bertha  Tholen,  Oregon,  111. 

12.  Maurine  Wingert,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

13.  Helen  Wylie,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 


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College   Hall 


Class  of  1892  at  Reunion  of   1912 


Seminary  and  College 
Classes 


The  Material  Gathered  and  Compiled  by 
Myrta  J.  Mortimore 

Seminary  Class  of  1892. 

J.  E.  Miller,  Mount  Morris,  111. 
Tobias  Diekhoff,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

0.  Perry  Hoover,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Lewis  W.  Eikenberry,  Chicago,  111. 

Seminary  Class  of  1894. 

E.  N.  Goshorn,  Ladoga,  Ind. 
J.  S.  Flory,  Bridgewater,  Va. 
E.  R.  Yundt,  Pomona,  Cal. 

1.  R.  Henrickson,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

Class  of  1904. 

Leslie  E.  Rees,  Mount  Morris,  111.  1896,  entered  M.  M.  C. ; 
Philorhetorian.  1900,  graduate  of  academic  course.  1904,  re- 
ceived A.  B.  degree,  M.  M.  C.  1901-04,  assistant  teacher  in  Latin, 
M.  M.  C.  1904-05,  teacher  of  Latin  and  Greek,  M.  M.  C.  June 
8,  1905,  married  to  Pearl  Buser,  Mount  Morris,  111.  1908,  lino- 
type operator  in  the  Kable  Brothers'  Printing  Plant,  Mount  Morris, 
111. 

Class  of  1905. 

Oren  L.  Clapper.  Born  Sept.  20,  1879,  at  Blountsville,  Ind. 
1901,  completed  academic  course  in  M.  M.  C.  1905,  received  A. 


11 


O.  L.  Clapper 


Mary  Eliza  Canode 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        177 

B.  degree,  M.  M.  C.  1905,  student  theological  school,  Boston. 
1906,  student  Northwestern  University  and  Garrett  Institute. 
Member  of  Amphictyon  Society.  1912,  preaching  at  Farina,  111. 
Has  lately  built  a  new  Methodist  church  there. 

Class  of  1906. 

Mary  Eliza  Canode,  Skibo,  Minn.  Amphictyon.  1906,  re- 
ceived A.  B.  from  Mt.  Morris  College.  1911-12,  engaged  in  teach- 
ing near  Skibo,  Minn. 

Class  of  1907. 

Ira  S.  Flory,  Charlottesville,  Va.  Born  Aug.  24,  1883,  near 
Bridgewater,  Va.  1902,  received  degree  B.  E.  from  Prince  Wil- 
liam Academy,  Va.  1903,  entered  M.  M.  C.  Amphictyon.  1907, 
received  A.  B.  from  M.  M.  C.  1907,  entered  Law  School  of  Uni- 
versity of  Virginia.  1909,  received  B.  L.  from  University  of  Vir- 
ginia. 1909-10,  instructor  of  law  in  University  of  Virginia.  1910, 
practiced  law  at  Harrisonburg,  Va.  1911,  returned  as  instructor  of 
law  to  University  of  Virginia.  Married  Sept.  20,  1905,  to  Ella  E. 
Early  of  Nokesville,  Va. 

Class  of  1908. 

Ernest  L.  Highbarger.  1903,  graduated  from  Mt.  Morris 
High  School.  1903,  entered  Mount  Morris  College.  Joined 
Amphictyon  Society.  1905,  graduated  from  academic  course. 
1908,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C.  1908,  entered  Johns 
Hopkins  University.  1908-09,  university  scholarship  in  Greek. 
1909-11,  university  fellowship  in  Greek.  1911-12,  fellowship  by 
courtesy.  1912,  elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  1912-13,  instructor 
in  Greek,  Catholic  University  of  America,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Heber  M.  Hays.  1897-99,  student  of  Mt.  Morris  College. 
1899-1900,  student  University  of  Virginia.  1898-99,  instructor  in 
Latin  at  Mt.  Morris  College.  1900-02,  professor  of  classics  in  M. 
M.  C.  1908,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C.  1907-10,  in- 
structor of  Greek  in  University  of  Virginia.  1909-10,  instructor 
of  Latin  and  French  in  Jefferson  School.  1910-12,  fellowship  in 
Greek,  University  of  Chicago. 


Ernest  L.  Highberger 


Michael    W.    Emmert 


Class   of   1910 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        179 

Class  of  1909. 

Michael  W.  Emmert,  Mt.  Morris,  111.  Born  March  2,  1870, 
near  Mt.  Morris,  111.  1888-90,  attended  school  at  M.  M. 
C.  1894,  graduated  from  academy  of  M.  M.  C.  1895,  elected  to 
ministry  in  the  Church  of  the  Brethren.  1896-97,  attended  school 
at  M.  M.  C.  1897-98,  attended  Des  Moines  College.  1898-99,  at- 
tended Coe  College.  1900-02,  instructor  at  M.  M.  C.  1902-03, 
student  Chicago  University  Divinity  School.  1904,  dean  of  Bible 
department  of  M.  M.  C.  1909,  received  A.  B.  from  M.  M.  C. 
Married  Aug.  3,  1899,  to  Elizabeth  Myers. 

Class  of   1910. 

1.  Bert  Abraham  Baker,   Mt.   Morris,    111.     Born    near    Mt. 
Morris,  111.,  Feb.  7,   1886.     1904,    entered    Mt.    Morris    College. 
Taught   school.      1905,   reentered   M.    M.    C.     Joined   Amphictyon 
Society.     1910,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C.     1910-12,  en- 
gineering school,  University  of  Michigan. 

2.  Charles  Holsinger,  Sterling,  111.     Born  Dec.  9,   1879,  near 
Burr    Oak,    Kans.     1896,    entered    Mt.    Morris    College.     Joined 
Amphictyon  Society.     1902,  graduated  from  Academy  of  M.  M.  C. 
1903-08,  assistant  principal  of  Mt.  Morris  High  School.     1908-10, 
student  of  M.  M.  C.     1910,  received  A.  B.  from  M.  M.  C.    1910-11, 
student  in  University  of  Michigan.     1911,  received  A.   M.   from 
University  of  Michigan.     1911-12,  instructor  of  biology  and  chem- 
istry in  Sterling  (111.)    High  School.     Married  July   14,   1903,  to 
Hattie  Brumfield,  of  Perry,  Iowa. 

3.  Myrta  J.  Mortimore,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Born  May  20,  1887, 
near  Pontiac,  111.     1906,  graduated  from  Pontiac  Township  High 
School.     1906,  entered  M.  M.  C.     Joined  Philorhetorian  Society. 
1907,  graduated  from  expression  department  of  M.  M.  C.     1910, 
received  A.   B.   degree   from   M.    M.   C.      1912,   taught   near   Mt. 
Morris,  111. 

Class  of  1911. 

1.  Robert  C.  Clark,  Mt.  Morris,  111.  1904,  entered  M.  M.  C. 
1905,  completed  commercial  course.  1907,  graduated  from  acad- 
emy. 1909-10,  taught  in  Chicago  Business  College.  1910,  re- 
entered  M.  M.  C.  1911,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C. 


180        MEMOKIES   OF   OLD   SANDSTONE 

Married  Aug.  9,  1910,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Snider  of  Ohio.  1912, 
engaged  in  farming  near  Mt.  Morris.  Member  of  Philorhetorian 
Society. 

2.  Geo.  W.  Kieffaber,  Lordsburg,  Cal.     1904,  graduate  of  Mt. 
Morris  Academy.     1908,  entered  Mt.  Morris  College  Department. 
1909-10,  assistant  principal  of  Mt.  Morris  High  School.     1910-11, 
student  of  M.  M.  C.   1911,  received  A.  B.  from  M.  M.  C.  1911, 
teacher   at    Sunnyside,    Wash.      1912,    Professor    of    mathematics, 
Lordsburg  College,  Cal.     Married  1906  to  Miss  Eva  Emmert  of 
Mt.  Morris,  111.     Member  of  Amphictyon  Society. 

3.  Daniel  L.  Miller,  Mt.  Morris,  Til.     Born  Dec.  24,  1885,  Mt. 
Morris,  111.     1905,  graduated  from  Mt.  Morris  High  School.    1905, 
entered  Mt.   Morris   College.      1907,  graduated   from   Mt.   Morris 
Academy.     Member  of  Amphictyon  Society.     1907,  entered  M.  M. 

C.  for  college  work.     1911,  graduated  from  M.  M.  C.,  receiving  A. 
B.  degree.     1911,  entered  Northwestern  Medical  School,  Chicago. 

4.  Arthur  E.  Myers,  Paola,  Kans.  Born  in  the  State  of  Kansas. 
1902-03,  student  of  McPherson  College.     1905,  entered  Mt.  Morris 
College.     1911,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C.     1912,  re- 
ceived A.  M.  degree  from  Chicago  University.     Member  of  Phil- 
orhetorian Society. 

5.  Emma   Gertrude  Whisler-Shively,   Mt.   Morris,   111.     Born 
in  the  State  of  Nebraska.     1902,  graduate  of  Sterling  (111.)   High 
School.      1904-05,  student  of   M.   M.   C.     1906-08,   spent  at  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich.     1908-11,  student  of  M.  M.  C.     1911,  received  A.  B. 
degree  from  M.  M.  C.     1911,  at  home,  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Married 
Aug.,  1906,  to  Levi  S.  Shively  of  Cerro  Gordo,  111.     Member  of 
Amphictyon  Society. 

6.  Leola  E.   Swift.      1907,  graduate  of  DeKalb    (111.)    High 
School.    1907,  entered  Mt.  Morris  College.    Member  of  Amphictyon 
Society.     1911,  received  A.  B.  degree  from  M.  M.  C.     1911-12, 
instructor  at  the  State  Normal  School,  DeKalb,  111. 

7.  Charles    V.    Taylor.      1900,    entered    Mt.    Morris    College. 
1906,  reentered  Mt.  Morris  College.     1911,  received  A.  B.  degree 
from  Mt.  Morris  College.     1911,  spent  summer  in  the  University 
of  Chicago.     1911-12,  principal  of  high  school  at  Valley  City,  N. 

D.  Member  of  Philorhetorian  Societv. 


MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        181 


Class  of  1911 


Class  of  1912 


Class  of  1912. 

1.  Robert  E.  Mohler.     Born  March  13,  1886,  at  Red  Cloud, 
Nebr.     1907,  graduated  from  McPherson  College  (normal  course). 
Taught  in  Jewell  County,  Kans.     1908,  moved  to  Scottsville,  Mich. 
Taught  in  Mason  County,  Mich.  1909,  entered  M.  M.  C.  Joined  Am- 
phictyon  Society.     1912,  graduated  from  M.  M.  C.,  receiving  the 
A.  B.  degree.     1912,  was  elected  to  instructorship  in  agriculture 
and  education,  also  physical  director  in  Alma  Mater. 

2.  Fred   S.   Sorrenson.     Born   Sept.   18,   1890,  at  Ludington, 


182        MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

Mich.  1907,  graduated  from  Onekama  (Mich.)  High  School. 
1909,  graduated  from  Michigan  Central  State  Normal  at  Mt. 
Pleasant.  1909-10,  principal  of  schools,  Pequaming,  Mich.  1910- 
11,  taught  English  and  expression,  Montesano,  Wash.  1911,  sum- 
mer at  Normal,  Ypsilanti.  1911,  entered  Mt.  Morris  College. 
Joined  Amphictyon  Society.  1912,  received  A.  B.,  Mt.  Morris 
College.  1912,  was  elected  to  head  of  expression  department  and 
instructorship  in  English  in  Alma  Mater. 

3.  Ammon  Swope,  Dayton,  Ohio.  Born  Sept.  2,  1886,  near 
Dayton,  Ohio.  1904,  graduated  from  Jefferson  Township  High 
School.  1905-07,  taught  school.  1908,  entered  Mt.  Morris  College. 
Joined  Amphictyon  Society.  1912,  received  A.  B.  degree  from 
Mt.  Morris  College.  1912,  was  elected  to  instructorship  in  mathe- 
matics and  physics  in  Alma  Mater. 


College  Class  of  1915 


Men  and  Women  of  the 
Faculty 


Material  Gathered  and  Compiled  by 
Ira  R.  Hendrickson 

1.  J.  W.  Beach,  1902-04,  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin. 

2.  E.  A.  Bechtel,  1889-91,  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin. 

3.  Cassie  Beery- Van  Dyke,  1889-91,  teacher  of  music.     Mar- 
ried 1891,  to  Dr.  George  Van  Dyke,  of  Chicago,  111. 

4.  Chas.  Belser,  A.  M.,  1883-4,  professor  of  ancient  and  mod- 
ern languages.     Died  Jan.  24,  1898.     At  time  of  death  was  pro- 
fessor of  Latin  in  the  University  of  Colorado,  Boulder,  Colo. 

5.  B.  G.  D.  Bishop,  born  in  Virginia  Dale,  Colo.     1904  B.  S. 
Colorado  Agricultural  College.     President  Colorado  Intercollegiate 
Prohibition  Association.     1904-05,  professor  of  chemistry,  geology 
and  agriculture  in  M.  M.  C.     1905-06,  instructor  Colorado  Agri- 
cultural College.     1906-08,  State  Dairy  Commissioner  of  Colorado. 
1908-09,    professor   of    dairying,    Colorado    Agricultural     College. 
1909,   secretary   Colorado  Dairymen's  Association  and   editor  and 
publisher  of  the  Colorado  Dairyman.     Breeder  of  choice    Jerseys 
on  the  home  ranch,  Virginia  Dale,  Colo. 

6.  Sadie    Bonine-Alexander.       1907,    graduate    of    Michigan 
State  Normal.     1907-08,  normal  teacher  M.  M.  C.    Married  to  Mr. 
Alexander.      Present   address,    1829  Washington    Street,    Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

7.  S.  L.  Boothroyd,  A.  B.,  University  of  Michigan.     1895-7, 
teacher  of  mathematics. 

8.  Lillie  Brayton-Miller,  1884-1889,  teacher  of  painting. 

9.  O.  G.  Brubaker,  born  in  Howard  County,  Ind.     1894-98, 
student  in  Mount  Morris  College.     1898-1902,  teacher  in  Indiana 
public  schools,     1902-04,  principal  Ervin  Township  High  School. 


184        MEMORIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

1906,  M.  D.  Rush  Medical  College.  1907-09,  practitioner  at  Mt. 
Morris,  111.,  also  teacher  of  physiology  and  histology  in  M.  M.  C. 
Married  in  1900  to  Miss  Alice  Stitzel.  Married  in  1905  to  Miss 
Cora  Cripe.  Present  address,  Burlington,  Ind. 

10.  Ella  Buck-Schlicher,  born  in  Illinois.     1883-85,  attended 
Mt.  Morris  College.     1885-88,  taught  in  public  schools.     1892,  B. 
S.,  University  of   Michigan.      1892-96,  professor  of   science,   Mt. 
Morris  College.     August  25,  1896,  married  to  Dr.  J.  J.  Schlicher 
(91).     Member  of  Terre  Haute  Woman's  Club,  also    of    Light 
House    Mission    Woman's    Club,    traveler   and    lecturer     of     note. 
Present  address,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

11.  A.   W.   Burnett,    1880-3,   professor  of   English   literature, 
now  with  Henry  Holt  &  Co.,  New  York. 

12.  A.  L.   Clair,  born  near  Lena,  111.      1890,  graduate  of  the 
commercial    department.      1890-2,    principal    of    the    business    de- 
partment   Maryville    (Mo.)    Seminary.      1894-1904,    head    of   the 
commercial  department  in  M.  M.  C.     1905-10,  engaged  in  business 
and   farming  at   Fairchild,   Wis.     Died    1910.      Married   to   Miss 
Lizzie  Albright. 

13.  Robert  C.  Clark,  born  near  Somonauk,  111.     1904,  gradu- 
ated from  Somonauk  High  School.     1905,  graduated  from  business 
department  M.  M.  C.     1907,  graduated  from  academic  department 
M.  M.  C.     1909-10,  teacher  of  shorthand,  Chicago  Business  Col- 
lege.    1910-11,  teacher  of  shorthand  and  typewriting,   M.   M.   C. 
1911,  A.  B.,  Mt.  Morris  College.     1911,  Scientific  farmer.     Mar- 
ried Aug.  9,  1910,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Snider   (100),  Lafayette,  Ohio. 
Present  address,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

14.  L.    P.    Cravens.      1880-4,    professor   of   mathematics-  and 
astronomy. 

15.  Antoinette  Crossman-Kester.     Graduate  Columbia  College 
of  Expression.     1890-2,  teacher  of  expression.     Married  1893  to 
Prof.  A.  A.  Kester  (44). 

16.  David  D.   Culler,  born  near  Clay  City,   Ind.     Graduated 
from  the  academy  of  M.  M.  C.  with  the  class  of  '93.     1896,  Ph. 
B.,  De  Pauw  University.     1896-1900,  English,  history  and  German 
in  M.  M.  C.   1900-1901,  president  of  Smithville   (Ohio)    College. 
1901,  summer  student  University  of  Chicago1.     1901-02,  graduate 
work  at  University  of  Michigan.     1902,  A.  M.,  from  University 
of  Michigan.     1902-1903,  principal  of  high  school,  Golden,  Colo. 


Faculty  of  1893-'94 


Ladies  Hall,  Built  in  1893 


186        MEMORIES   OF  OLD   SANDSTONE 

1903-1904,  superintendent  of  city  schools,  Sterling,  Colo.  1902- 
1904,  graduate  student  in  the  University  of  Denver.  1904,  Ph.  D., 
from  University  of  Denver.  1904-1906,  professor  of  English  and 
German  in  M.  M.  C.  1906 — professor  of  English  and  business 
manager  in  M.  M.  C.  1907,  author  of  "  Problems  of  Pulpit  and 
Platform."  Married  Aug.  1,  1896,  to  Miss  Mina  Hoover,  of 
Spencer,  Ohio. 

17.  Tobias  DiekhofF.     Born   in   Ostfriesland,   on  the  German 
North  Sea.     1882,  came  to  America.     1882-87,  learned  the  printer's 
trade  in  Grundy  Center,  Iowa.     1887,  came  to  Mt.  Morris  College. 
1888-92,   teacher   of    German.      1889,   graduated    from    academy. 
1892,  B.  L.,  Mt.  Morris  College.     1893,  A.  B.,  University  of  Michi- 
gan.     1893-97,    instructor   of    German,    University     of     Michigan. 
1891,    Ph.    D.,    University   of    Leipsic.   1899,    junior   professor    of 
German,  University  of  Michigan.     1912,  Litt.  D.,  M.  M.  C.     Mar- 
ried August,  1900,  to  Miss  Julia  A.  Schraeht. 

18.  W.  L.  Eikenberry,  born  at  Waterloo,  Iowa.     1889,  gradu- 
ated from  academy  of  M.  M.  C.     1892,  B.  L.,  Mt.  Morris  College. 
1894,  A.  B.,  University  of  Michigan.     1894-1901,  science  in  M.  M. 
C.     1901-1903,  graduate  student  of  University  of  Chicago.     1903- 
1904,  instructor  in  botany,  Central  High  School,   St.  Louis,  Mo. 
1904-1909,  head  of  the  department  of  botany,    McKinley    High 
School,   St.   Louis,   Mo.      1909,   department   of  botany,   University 
H.  S.,  University  of  Chicago.     Married  June,  1903,  to  Miss  Flor- 
ence Shaw,  of  Mt.  Morris,  111.    Present  address,  School  of  Educa- 
tion, University  of  Chicago. 

19.  Michael  W.  Emmert,  born  near  Mt.   Morris,   111.      1894, 
graduate  of  academic  department  M.  M.  C.     1894-1900,  engaged 
in  mission  and  pastoral  work  in  Cedar  Rapids  and  other  points. 
1901-03,  teacher  of  English  at  M.  M.  C.     1903-04,  student  in  Uni- 
versity of   Chicago.      1904,   head   of   Bible  department  at   Mount 
Morris  College.     1909,  A.  B.,  Mt.  Morris  College.     Married  Aug. 
3,  1899,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Myers,  of  Yale,  Iowa. 

20.  Miss  Effie  Epton.     Graduate  of   Rolla    (N.  Dak.)    High 
School.     1909,  Ph.  B.,  Hamline  University.     1910,  B.  O.,  Columbia 
College  of  Expression.     1910-12,  teacher  of  expression  at  Mount 
Morris  College. 

21.  G.   N.   Falkenstein.   Graduate  of  Juniata   College.     1889- 


MEMOKIES  OF  OLD   SANDSTONE        187 

1893,  professor  of  science.     1893,  pastor  of  Brethren  church,  Ger- 
mantown,  Pa. 

22.  Geo.  W.  Furrey.     1899,  Ph.  B.,  University  of  Michigan. 
1899-1909,  professor  of  mathematics  and  philosophy  at  M.  M.  C. 
1904-1909,    registrar.      1909,    professor   of    physics,    Academy     of 
Northwestern  University.      1911,  A.   M.,  University  of   Michigan. 
Married,  1899,  to  Miss  Martha  Hershey,  of  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Pres- 
ent address,  Evanston,  111. 

23.  A.  E.  Gebhardt.     1884,  processor  of  German  and  history. 

24.  Ezra   Nicholas   Goshorn.      Born   in   Owen    County,    Ind. 

1894,  B.  L.,  Mt.  Morris  College.     1895,  A.  B.,  DePauw  University. 
1896,  A.   M.,   ibid.      1896-98,  editor  Clay   City  Democrat.      1898, 
1899,  professor  of  mathematics  in  M.   M.   C.      1899,  engaged  in 
farming  and  ministerial  work.     Married  August  23,  1899,  to  Miss 
Lulu  Harshbarger,    of    Ladoga,    Ind.     Present    address,    Ladoga, 
Ind. 

25.  Ellinor  Grant.     Born   in   Ft.   Scott,  Kans.      1905,  gradu- 
ated   from   Elgin   High   School.      1907,   Columbia   College   of   Ex- 
pression.    1907-09,  teacher  of  expression  at  M.  M.  C.     1909,  in- 
structor in  expression  and  dramatic  art  in  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Aurora, 
111. 

26.  Jeanette  Gregg-Ratcliffe.    Student  Gottschalk  Lyric  School. 
1905-1906,  teacher  of  voice  and  piano.     Married  to  H.   Herbert 
Ratcliffe,  1906.  (76.) 

27.  Amos   H.   Haines.     Born  in   New  Jersey.      1891,  A.   B., 
Rutgers  College.     1892,  A.  M.,  ibid.     1892-94,  professor  of  church 
history,  Greek,  and  English  in   Mount  Morris  College.      1897,   B. 
D.,  Yale  University.     1897,  chair  of  Hebrew,  biblical  literature  and 
history,  in  Bible  School  of  Juniata  College.     1905,  D.  D.,  Juniata 
College.     Author  of   "  The  Educational   Outlook  of  the   Brethren 
Church."  etc.     Married  to  Miss  Mabel  Lambert.     Present  address, 
Huntingdon,  Pa. 

28.  Francis  Wayland  Hanawalt.  Born  in  Monticello,  Ind.  1878- 
80,  assistant  in  high  school,  Monticello,  Ind.      1884,  A.  B.,    DePauw 
University.    1887,  A.  M.,  ibid.    1884-1893,  professor  of  mathematics 
and  astronomy  at  M.  M.  C.     1893,  1898,  instructor  in  mathematics 
in  DePauw  University.     1898,  1903,  professor  of  mathematics  and 
astronomy,  Iowa  \\resleyan  University,  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.     1903- 


07,  professor  of  mathematics  in  Albion  College,  Albion,  Mich. 
1908,  professor  of  mathematics  in  University  of  Puget  Sound,  Ta- 
coma,  Wash.  Married  June  15,  1887,  to  Miss  Virginia  Weller, 
Mt.  Morris,  111.  Present  address,  412  South  I  Street,  Tacoma, 
Wash. 

29.  James  C.  Hanchett,  1886-87,  professor  of  science  (spring 
term ) . 

30.  Agnes  Hanmer.     1908,  graduate  Northwestern  School  of 
Music.     1910-1912,  teacher  of  voice  and  piano  at  Mount  Morris 
College. 

31.  A.  H.  Harnley.     1889-90,  professor  of  rhetoric  and  En- 
glish.    1890-1909,  engaged  in  the  pastorate  of  the  Baptist  church. 
1909-11,  State  evangelist  in  Illinois.     1911,  superintendent  of  the 
Anti-Saloon  League.     Lecturer  of  note.     Address,   Chicago,   Illi- 
nois. 

32.  H.  J.  Harnley.     Professor  of  science   (spring  term). 

33.  Heber  M.  Hays.     See  college  graduates. 

34.  Addie  Windle-Hendrickson.      1894,   graduate   art   depart- 
ment Mount  Morris  College.    1894-5,   Zanerian  Art  College,   stu- 
dent Art  Institute.     1910,  teacher  of  penmanship,  drawing  and  art 
in  Mount  Morris  College. 

35.  Ira  R.  Hendrickson.   1894,  B.  L.,  Mt.  Morris  College.   1896, 
Ph.  B.,  DePauw  University.     1897-99,  teacher  of  Latin  and  his- 
tory in  Lamar  (Mo.)  College.     1899-1903,  principal  of  high  school 
at  Schuyler,  Nebr.     1903,  professor  of  history  and  Latin  in  Mount 
Morris  College.     Married,  1896,  to  Addie  Windle  (34). 

36.  Eva  M.  Holman.     Born  at  Mount  Carroll,  111.     Attended 
rural  schools  of  Carroll  County,  then  Frances  Shimer  School  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  also  Silver  Burdette  School,  Evanston,  111. 
1907-08,  teacher  of  voice  and  piano  in  Mount    Morris    College. 
1908-09,  teacher  of  voice  in  Hardin  College,  Mexico,  Mo.     1909, 
soprano  soloist,  First  Presbyterian  church,  Freeport,  111.     Present 
address,  Mt.  Carroll,  111. 

37.  Reuben  Hufford.     Born  near  Rossville,  Ind.     Graduated 
from  county  schools  at  the  age  of  sixteen.     1894,  entered  Mount 
Morris  College,  where  he  completed  the  following  courses:  Art, 
teachers',  commercial,  shorthand  and  typewriting.     1897-98,  teacher 
of  shorthand  and  typewriting  in  M.  M.  C.     1898,  secretary  to  a 


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theatrical  manager.  1899,  stenographer  in  wholesale  furniture 
house.  1902,  officer,  manager  and  later  president  of  the  Geo.  D. 
Williams  Co.  Present  address,  3646  N.  Harding  Street,  Chicago, 
111.  Married  in  1898  to  Miss  Catharine  May  Warble,  a  student 
and  classmate  at  M.  M.  C. 

38.  E.  C.  Hughes.     1880-1881,  professor  of  ancient  languages, 
now  with  Henry  Holt  &  Co.,  New  York. 

39.  Herbert  E.  Hulbert.     Born  in  Newburyport,  Mass.     Edu- 
cated in  Collegiate  School,  New  York  City;  Oak  Park,  Illinois, 
High   School;   University  of   Michigan,   literary  and  medical   de- 
partments.    1909-10,  professor  of  chemistry  and  biology  in  Mount 
Morris  College.     1910,  student  of  medicine  in  University  of  Michi- 
gan.    Bacteriologist  at  the  Elgin  State  Hospital.     Present  address, 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

40.  J.  W.  Jenks.    Born  in  St.  Clair,  Mich.    Educated  in  public 
schools.     1878,  A.  B.,  University  of  Michigan.     1879,  A.  M.  ibid. 
1885,     Ph.     D.,     University     of     Halle,      Wittenberg,      Germany. 
1903,    LL.    D.,    University   of    Michigan.      1879-80   and    1881-83, 
teacher  of  Greek,  Latin,  English,  German,  and  political  economy 
in  M.  M.  C.     Professor  of  political  science  and  English  literature, 
Knox   College,   three  years.     Professor   of   economics   arid   social 
science,  Indiana  State  University,  .two  years.    At  present  professor 
of  economics  and  politics  in  Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  New  York. 
1899-1901,  expert  ageiit  of  U.  S.  Industrial  Commission  on  Investi- 
gation of  Trusts  and  Industrial  Combinations  in  U.  S.  and  Europe. 
Consulting  expert  of  U.  S.  Department  of  Labor  on  same  subject. 
1901-1902,    special   commissioner   of   U.    S.    War   Department   to 
Orient.     1903,  Special  expert  on  currency  reform  of  government 
of  Mexico.     1903-1904,  member  of  U.   S.  Commission  on  Inter- 
national Exchange  in  special  charge  of   reform  of    currency    in 
China.    1907,  member  U.  S.  Immigration  Committee.  Author :  "  The 
Trust    Problem;"    "Great    Fortunes;    the    Making,    the    Losing;" 
"  Life  Questions  of  High  School  Boys,"  etc.,  etc.     Married  Aug. 
28,   1884,  to  Miss  Georgia  Bixler,  of  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

41.  Marie  Jenkins.     Born   at  Lima,   Ohio.      1905,  graduated 
from  the  commercial  department  of  Mount  Morris  College.     1908- 
1910,  teacher  of  shorthand  and  typewriting.     1910-1911,  stenog- 
rapher for  Sears,  Roebuck  &  Co.     1911-12,  assistant  office  manager 


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for  C.  Denecke  Dry  Goods  Co.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.     1912,  secre- 
tary to  West  Land  Co.     Present  address  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

42.  L.  Ralph  Jones.     1887-89,  professor  of  science.    At  pres- 
ent teacher  in  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 

43.  Charles  H.  Keltner.     Born  near  Mt.  Carroll,  111.     Gradu- 
ated from  Sterling  (111.)   High  School.     Three  years  a  student  in 
M.  M.  C.     A.  B.,  University  of  Illinois.     1908-1910,  teacher  of 
science,  Blue  Ridge  College.     1910,  head  of  agriculture  department 
and  professor  of  chemistry  of  Mount  Morris  College.     Married 
August  20,  1902,  to  Miss  Lillie  Weller,  of  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

44.  A.  A.  Kester,  A.  B.    1891-2,  professor  of  science.   Married 
1893  to  Miss  Antoinette  Grossman.     (15). 

45.  Florence  Latimer.     1901-04,  teacher  of  music. 

46.  Gustave   A.    Lauterbach.      Born   near   Donnellson,    Iowa. 
Student  in  Iowa  Wesleyan  University.     1905,  graduate  Gem  City 
Business  College.     1905-1907,  head  of  commercial  department  in 
Mount  Morris  College.     1907,  head  of  commercial  department  in 
McKinley  High  School,  St.  Louis,  Mo.     1912,  A.  B.,  Washington 
University,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

47.  Mattie   A.    Lear.      Graduate   of    Illinois     State    Normal. 
1879-80,  assistant  in  English. 

48.  Theodore  Linquist.     1897-98,   professor  of  mathematics, 

49.  W.  A.  Locy.    Born  in  Troy,  Mich.     1881,  B.  S.,  University 
of  Michigan.     1884,  M.  S.,  ibid.     1895,  Ph.  D.,  Chicago  University. 
1906,  Sc.  D.,  honorary,  University  of  Michigan.     Graduate  work 
in  University  of  Michigan,  Harvard  University,  Berlin  University, 
Chicago  University,  Naples  (Italy)  Biological  Station,  etc.     1882- 
84,  professor  of  natural  and  physical  sciences  in  Mount  Morris 
College.      1887-1896,   professor  of   zoology  in   Lake   Forest  Uni- 
versity.     1896,   professor   of   zoology   and   director  of   zoological 
laboratory,    Northwestern   University.     Author   of   "  Biology   and 
Its  Makers  "  (Henry  Holt  &  Co.)  and  numerous  scientific  articles 
in  the  periodicals  of  Europe  and  America.     Married  June  26,  1883, 
to   Ellen   Eastman.     Present   address,     1745     Orrington    Avenue, 
Evanston,  111. 

50.  W.  E.  Lockard.     Graduate  University  of  Michigan.    1879- 
80,  professor  of  mathematics. 

51.  D.  W.  Loucks,  A.  B.     1891-2,  professor  of  Latin. 


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52.  Lucia     McCosh-Maltbie.      1895-1901,   teacher    of    music. 
Married  to  Prof.  M.  R.  Maltbie.  (58). 

53.  Susie   McCosh-Sharer.      1885-1889,    teacher    of    music. 
Married,  1887,  to  Charles  Sharer.     Present  address,  Mt.  Morris, 
111. 

54.  Edna   Felker-McNeal.      Born   at   Leaf   River,    111.      1901, 
graduated   from   academy  of   Mount    Morris    College.       1908-10, 
teacher  of  art  in  M.  M.  C.     Married  to  Charles  McNeal.     Present 
address,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

55.  Grant  Mahan.     Born  in  Eagle  Corners,  Wis.     At  age  of 
twelve  removed  to  Colorado.     1881-83,  student  in  Mt.  Morris  Col- 
lege.    1884-85,  taught  in  public  schools.     1885-89,  learned  print- 
er's trade.     1891,   B.   L.,  University  of   Michigan.     1891-92  and 
1893-98,  teacher  of  French  and  English  in  Mount  Morris  College. 
1893-1897,   business   manager   of    Mount   Morris    College.      1898- 
1900,   with   Brethren   Publishing  House   in   various   capacities   as 
editor  of  Young  Disciple,  editor  of  Children  at  Work,  Juvenile 
Quarterly,  The  Pilot,  associate  editor  of  The  Gospel  Messenger, 
corresponding  editor  of  The  Gospel  Messenger.     Married  Oct.  12, 
1887,  to  Lillus  E.  Kepner.   (56).     Present  address  Omaja,  Cuba. 

56.  Lillus  E.  Kepner-Mahan.     1893-1899,  teacher  of  painting. 
.    •    57.  Parmelia   C.    Mahan.      1897-1898,   teacher  of   expression. 

58.  Milo  Roy  Maltbie,  born  in  Hinsdale,  111.  1892,  Ph.  B., 
Upper  Iowa  University.  1893,  Ph.  M.,  Northwestern  University. 
1897,  Ph.  D.,  Columbia  University.  1893-1895,  professor  of 
mathematics  and  economics,  M.  M.  C.  1895-1897,  fellow  in  ad- 
ministrative law,  Columbia  University.  1897-1902,  secretary  Re- 
form Club  Commission  on  City  Affairs,  New  York.  1902-1907, 
secretary  New  York  Art  Commission.  1907,  member  Public  Serv- 
ice Commission,  New  York.  1897-1903,  editor  Municipal  Affairs. 
1899,  travelled  during  summer  in  Europe  investigating  municipal 
problems  for  Reform  Club.  1903,  ditto  for  Civic  Art.  1900, 
prize  lecturer  on  municipal  government,  Columbia.  1906,  con- 
ducted investigations  in  Great  Britain  into  relative  merits  of  mu- 
nicipal and  private  owned  utilities.  Member  American  Economic 
Association.  Member  Metropolitan  Park  Association,  etc.  Author 
"English  Local  Government  of  Today,"  1897.  "Municipal 
Functions,"  1898.  "Street  Railways  of  Chicago,"  1901.  Con- 


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tributor  to  economic  journals,  etc.  Married  July  11,  1901,  to  Miss 
Lucia  McCosh  (52),  Mt.  Morris,  111.  Present  address,  573  River- 
side Drive,  New  York. 

59.  Eva  Davis-Martin.  1881,  graduate  Michigan  State  Normal. 
1906-7,  teacher  of  voice  and  piano. 

60.  J.  B.  Middleton.    1886-87,  head  of  commercial  department. 

61.  Alma  Mikesell.     1895-96,  teacher  of  expression.    Died  — . 

62.  Elmer  G.  Miller.     Born  at  New  Carlisle,  Ohio.     Student 
at   Manchester   College.      1902,   graduate   Zanerian    Art    College. 
1903-06,  teacher  of  penmanship  and  drawing  at  Mount  Morris  Col- 
lege.    1907,  graduate  Topeka  Business  College.     1907-08,  head  of 
commercial  department  at  M.  M.  C.     1908-10,  supervisor  of  writ- 
ing for  Mt.  Vernon   (Ohio)   public  schools.     1910-12,  supervisor 
of  writing  for  Omaha  (Nebr.)  public  schools.     1912,  supervisor  of 
penmanship   in   schools   of   Pittsburgh,    Pa.      Secretary    National 
Association  of  Penmen.     Married  April  15,  1908,  to  Miss  Anna 
Miller,  of  W.  Milton,  Ohio.    Present  address,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  care 
City  Hall. 

63.  J.  E.  Miller.     See  presidents. 

64.  Norman  J.  Miller.     Born  near  Waterloo,  Iowa.     1889-93, 
student   of    Mount   Morris   College.      1897,   B.    S.,   University   of 
Michigan.     1898-1906,  professor  of  science,   Mt.   Morris  College. 
1904-1906,  business  manager,  M.  M.  C.     1906,  Rockyford,  Colo- 
rado.   Married. 

65.  H.  P.  Moyer.     1884-86,  professor  of  Latin  and  Greek. 

66.  O.  R.  Myers.     Born  near  Lewistown,  Pa.     1889,  entered 
Mt.  Morris  College.     1890,  graduate  business  department.     1890, 
1891,  bookkeeper.     1894,  graduated  from  academy.     1898,  A.  B., 
University  of   Michigan.     1899,  A.   M.,  ibid.     1899-'00,  head  of 
normal  department  M.   M.   C.     1900-1904,  professor  of  English, 
French  and  German  in  M.  M.  C.     1905,  professor  of  English  at 
Juniata  College.     Married  Aug.   30,   1910,  to  Mabel  E.   Dooley. 
Present  address  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

67.  James  M.  Neff.     Born  in  Wabash  County,  Ind.     1883-87, 
student  in  Mt.  Morris  College.     1887-88,  instructor  in  Latin  and 
English  in  Mt.  Morris  College.     1888,  pastor  and  evangelist,  editor 
Brethren's  Quarterly,  contributor  and  writer  for  various  publica- 
tions.   Married  May  20,  1888,  to  Miss  Lydia  Fahnestock,  of  Cov- 


K 


Effie   Epton 


U.  C.  Nye 


Norman  J.  Miller 


Addie  Windle-Hendrickson 


Agnes   Hanmer 


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ington,  Ohio ;  April  14,  1898,  to  Miss  Florence  Ennis,  of  Fruitdale, 
Ala.     Present  address,  Springville,  Cal. 

68.  Lura   Eloise   Neff.     Born   in   Dakota  City,   Iowa.      1898, 
graduated  from  Mt.  Morris  High  School.     1902,  graduated  from 
Mt.  Morris  College  music  department.     1903-04,  teacher  of  piano 
and  voice.     1904-05,  student  in  Chicago  Musical  College,  Ameri- 
can  Musical    College,   and   Gottschalk   Lyric   School.      1904-1909, 
director  of  music  department  in  M.  M.  C.     1909-1910,  teacher  of 
music,  Joliet.     1911,  home  address,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

69.  Grace  V.  Neher.     Born  near  Leeton,  Mo.     1910,  gradu- 
ate of  commercial  department  of   Mt.   Morris  College.     1910-11, 
private  secretary  to  President  J.  E.  Miller.     1911-12,  teacher  of 
shorthand  and  typewriting  at  M.  M.  C.     Present  address,  Carlton, 
Minn. 

70.  Sidney  Nicholson.    Born  in  Iowa.     1909,  graduate  of  com- 
mercial department  of  Mt.  Morris  College.     1909-10,  teacher  of 
shorthand  in  Chicago  Business  College.     1910-11,  head  of  book- 
keeping department  of  M.  M.  C.     1911,  vice-president  of    Twin 
Falls  School  of  Business.     Married  June,   1911,  to    Miss    Jennie 
Loxley,  of  Bradford,  Ohio. 

71.  Ulysses  C.  Nye.     1894,  B.  Mus.,  Chicago  Musical  College. 
1909,  director  of  music  in  Mt.  Morris  College. 

72.  E.  A.  Orr.     1884-1887,  professor  of  natural  and  physical 
sciences. 

73.  Cressie  Ostrander.     1902-1903,  teacher  of  painting. 

74.  Charles  Price.     1900,  M.  D.,  Hahnemann  Medical  College. 
1904-06,    1909-10,   teacher  of   physiology  in   Mt.   Morris   College. 
Practitioner  in  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

75.  Roy  H.  Puterbaugh.     Born  in  Oswego,  Ind.     1900,  gradu- 
ated  from   Manchester  Business  College.      1901,  graduated   from 
Elkhart    Business    College.      1906,    graduated     from,   Manchester 
Academy.      1906-07,  bookkeeper  for   Syracuse   Screen  and   Grille 
Co.     1907-08,  principal  Marion  Business  College.     1908-10,  student 
in  Mount  Morris  College.     1909-10,  head  of  commercial  depart- 
ment.    1911,  A.  B.,  University  of  Michigan.     1911,  instructor  in 
rhetoric,  Elkhart  High   School.     Present  address,  608  McDonald 
Street,  Elkhart,  Ind. 

76.  H.  Herbert  Ratcliffe.     1896,  Indiana  State  Normal.     1904, 


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A.  B.,  Indiana  State  University.  1905-07,  professor  of  science  in 
Mount  Morris  College.  1907-08,  principal  high  school,  Oregon, 
111.  1909,  principal  high  school,  Taylorville,  111.  Married  to  Miss 
Jeanette  Gregg  (26). 

77.  Leslie  E.  Rees.     Born  in  Freeport,  111.     1899,  graduated 
from  academy  of  Mt.  Morris  College.     1904,  A.  B.,  Mount  Morris 
College.     1904-05,  teacher  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Mount  Morris 
College.     1905-06,  teacher  of  public  schools  of  Michigan.     1907-08, 
teacher  in  high  school,  Fairmont,  Minn.     Married  in  1905  to  Miss 
Pearl  Buser.     Present  address,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

78.  Bonnie  Baird-Replogle.  1901,  B.  Mus.,  American  Conserva- 
tory of  Music.     1907,  B.  Mus.,  Chicago  Musical  College.     1908- 
10,  teacher  of  voice  and  piano,  M.  M.  C. 

79.  Minnie   Rice.      1892-3,     teacher   of     expression     (spring 
term). 

80.  Anna  Richards-Crawford.     1893-95,  teacher  of  elocution. 
Present  address,  Idyllwild,  Cal. 

81.  Jennie  Ritchie- Scott.     1889-91,  teacher  of  shorthand  and 
typewriting.     Married   1891   to  Prof.   S.  W.    Scott    (92).     Died, 
189—. 

82.  Libbie  Robertson.     1899-1900,  teacher  of  music. 

83.  William   A.    Robinson.      1907-1909,   head   of    commercial 
department.      1911-1912,   head  of  commercial   department.      1912, 
M.   Acc'ts,    Mount   Morris   College.     Married   October   25,    1904, 
to  Jennie  A.   Holden,  Waterloo,   Iowa.     Present  address,  Mount 
Morris,  111. 

84.  M.   G.   Rohrbough.      1879-1884,  head  of  commercial   de- 
partment. 

85.  Miriam  Rose.     1904-1905,  teacher  of  expression. 

86.  Galen   B.   Royer.     Born   in   Lewisburg,   Pa.      1883,  com- 
pleted the  academic  course  in  Juniata  College.     1883-1893,  taught 
various  subjects  in  Mount  Morris  College.     1891-1901,  secretary 
General  Mission  Board.     1901,  secretary-treasurer,  General    Mis- 
sion Board,  Church  of  the  Brethren.     Married  May  5,   1885,  to 
Miss  Anna  Miller.     Present  address,  Elgin,  111. 

87.  J.  G.  Royer.     See  presidents. 

88.  Josephine  Royer.     Born  at  Mount  Morris,  111.,  daughter 
of  Prof.  J.  G.  Royer.     1892,  graduated  from  expression  depart- 


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ment.  1895,  graduated  from  academy.  1897-98,  1900-1904,  teacher 
of  expression ;  also  matron  of  Ladies'  Building.  Present  address, 
Mt.  Morris,  111.  Proprietor  Royer  Gift  Shop. 

89.  Myrtle  Royer-Myers.     Born  in  Monticello,  Ind.,  daughter 
of  President  J.  G.  Royer.    Completed  the  following  courses  in  Mt. 
Morris   College:   Business,  academy,  music,   and  art.      1900-1904, 
teacher  of  vocal  music  and  art  in  Mount  Morris  College.     1903, 
graduated   from   Chicago   Musical   College.      Married   in    1905   to 
Millard   R.    Myers.      Present   address,    1607   S.     California    Ave, 
Chicago,  111. 

90.  Fernando    Sanford,   born   in   Taylor,    111.      1897,     B.     S., 
Carthage   College.      1882,    M.    S.,    ibid.      1886-1888,   studied   with 
Helmholtz,   Berlin.      1879-1882,   professor   of   science,    M.    M.    C. 
1882-1886,  superintendent  Ogle  County  (111.)  schools.     1888-1890, 
instructor  of  physics,  Englewood  High   School.     1890-1891,  pro- 
fessor of  physical  sciences,  Lake 'Forest  University.     1891,  pro- 
fessor of  physics,  Leland  Stanford  University.    Author  "  Elements 
of    Physics,"    1902;    "A   Physical   Theory   for   Electricity,"    1911. 
Also  many  articles  pertaining  to  physics.     Married  Aug.  12,  1880, 
to  Miss  Alice  Crawford. 

91.  John  J.  Schlicher.     Born  near  Merton,  Wis.    Educated  at 
Mission  House  College  and  University  of  Wisconsin.     1892,  A.  B., 
University   of    Wisconsin.      1892-1894,    professor   of     Latin    and 
history  in  Mount  Morris  College.     1894-1896,  graduate  student  in 
University  of  Chicago.     1900,  Ph.  D.,  University  of  Chicago.    1896, 
professor  of  Latin,   Indiana  State  Normal   School,  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.     Married  in  1896  to  Miss  Ella  Buck  (10),  of  Mt.  Morris,  111. 
Present  address,  1811  N.  8th  St.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

92.  S.  W.   Scott.     A.   B.,  Yale  University.     1891-1892,  pro- 
fessor of  Greek  and  Latin.     Married,  1892,  to  Miss  Jennie  Ritchie 
(81). 

93.  Marion  C.   Seiders.     1882-1883,  teacher  of  painting  and 
drawing.     Died,  1884. 

94.  S.  Z.  Sharp.     Born  near  Allentown,  Pa.     A.  B.,  Pennsyl- 
vania   State   Normal.      A.    M.,   Jefferson    College.      LL.    D.,    Mt. 
Morris  College.     1881-1888,  professor  of  mental  and  moral  science 
and  chairman  of  faculty,  M.  M.  C.     1888-1897,  president  McPher- 
son  (Kansas)   College.     1897-1900,  president  of  Plattsburg  (Mo.) 


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College.  1900,  pastor,  Grand  Valley,  Colo.  Member  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  Member 
of  the  Kansas  Historical  Society.  Member  of  the  Kansas  Academy 
of  Science.  State  Geologist  of  Kansas,  etc.  Married  April  16, 
1862,  to  Miss  Salome  Zook. 

95.  E.  J.  Shaw.     1887-1888,  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin. 

96.  Earl  E.   Sherff.     Born  in  Flint,  Mich.     1903,  graduated 
from  high  school.    1907,  A.  B.,  Albion  College.    1907-1909,  teacher 
of  biology  and  agriculture  in  M.  M.  C.     From  May  till  November, 
1908,  assistant  to  department  of  botany,  Carnegie  Institute,  Wash- 
ington.   1909-10,  Elgin  High  School.    1910-11,  Deerfield  Township 
High   School,   Highland   Park,   111.      1911,   Curtiss    High    School, 
Chicago,  111.     1912,  A.  M.,  University  of  Chicago.    Author  of  vari- 
ous scientific  articles  on  new  plant  varieties,   swamp  vegetation, 
etc.,   in  Torrey's   Botanical   Gazette,   etc.     Member  of   Sigma  Xi 
Fraternity.    Married  June  19,  1910,  to  Miss  Fern  R.  Seeley.  Present 
address,  6543  Drexel  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

97.  Samuel  H.  Sherfy.     Born  near  Blountville,  Tenn.     1905, 
graduate  of  academy  of  M.  M.  C.     1909,  A.  B.,  Stanford  Uni- 
versity.    1910-1912,  professor  of  biology,  M.  M.  C. 

98.  Marvin  M.  Sherrick.    Born  at  Three  Rivers,  Mich.     1896, 
A.  B.,  Coe  College.     1902,  A.  M.,  University  of  Michigan.     1898- 
1900,  professor  of  German  and  philosophy  at  Manchester  College. 
1900-1901,  professor  of  German  at  Muncie  (Ind.)     Normal  Uni- 
versity.     1902-1904,   principal  high   school,   Mt.    Pleasant,    Mich. 
1904-1906,   professor   of   modern   languages,    Manchester   College. 
1906,  professor  of  modern  languages  and  education  at  Mount  Mor- 
ris College.     Married,  1892,  to  Miss  Minnie  Buck,  of  Mt.  Morris, 
111. 

99.  Levi  S.  Shively.     Born  in  Cerro  Gordo,  111.     1904,  gradu- 
ated from  academic  department  of  M.  M.  C.     1908,  A.  B.,  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan.     1908-09,  assistant  professor  of  mathematics 
in  M.  M.  C.    1909,  professor  of  mathematics  in  M.  M.  C.   Married 
August  26,  1906,  to  Miss  Emma  Whisler,  of  Sterling,  111. 

100.  Elizabeth  Snider-Clark.     Born  near  Lima,  Ohio.     1902, 
completed  commercial  course  in  M.  M.  C.     1906,  graduated  from 
expression  department.     1907,  graduate  in  art.     1908-09,  teacher 
of  expression,  Lordsburg  (Cal.)  College.     1909,  student  in  Colum- 


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bia  College  of  Expression.     1909-10,  teacher  of  expression  in  M. 
M.  C.  Married  Aug.  9,  1910,  to  Mr.  Robert  C.  Clark  (13). 

101.  J.  W.  Stein.    President  of  M.  M.  C.,  1879-81. 

102.  Ernest  Fr.  Tamm.     1894-95,  teacher  of  music. 

103.  Flora  E.  Teague.     Born  near  West  Milton,  Ohio.    Edu- 
cated in  public  schools  and  spent  one  year  in  the  National  Normal 
University,  Lebanon,  Ohio.     1892,  graduate  in  shorthand  and  type- 
writing from  M.  M.  C.     1893-97,  1898-1903,  teacher  of  shorthand 
and  typewriting  in   Mount  Morris  College.     1897-98,  teacher  of 
Bible  history  and  S.  S.  Normal  in  M.  M.  C.     1903-1905,  teacher  in 
Bible  department  of  Lordsburg  College.     Present  address,  Lords- 
burg,  Cal. 

104.  Fay  Teitsworth.     1901,  graduate  from  Hartford  (Mich.) 
High    School.     1905,    Columbia    School    of     Oratory.     1905-07, 
teacher  of  expression  in  M.  M.  C. 

105.  D.   D.   Thomas.      1889-91,  teacher  of   English   and   elo- 
cution. 

106.  Isaac  M.  Walker.    Born  in  Hall,  Pa.    Graduate  Abilene 
High  School,  also  Gem  City  Business  College.     1889-1893,  head 
of  commercial  department  at  M.  M.  C.     1893-96,  president  Hay- 
ward  College,  Fairfield,  111.     1896-1902,  principal  business  depart- 
ment, Albany  College,  Albany,  Oregon.     1902,  president  Behnke- 
Walker  Business   College;   also  president  Columbia  Beach   Com- 
pany; secretary  Union  Pacific  Life  Insurance  Co.     Married  Au- 
gust,  1885,  to  Miss  Anna  Stow;   1895,  to  Miss  Laura  Hoover. 
Present  address,  Portland,  Oregon. 

107.  M.  S.  Walker.     1890-1891,  professor  of  science. 

108.  G.  E.  Weaver.     1889-1903,  principal  of  pen  art  depart- 
ment.     1903-1908,  professor  of  pen  art,   Perry    Normal,    Perry, 
Iowa.     1908-1911,  teacher  of  penmanship  in  city  schools.     1911, 
time  wholly  given  to  lecture  and  Chautauqua  platform  and  corres- 
pondence work.     Married  June,  1895,  to  Miss  Hattie  Brubaker,  of 
Mt.  Morris,  111.     Present  address,  Mt.  Morris,  111. 

109.  Ruth   Whitehead-Fogelsonger.      Born   near   New    Paris, 
Ind.     1898,  graduated  from  shorthand  department  of  Manchester 
College.     1903,  graduated  from  academy  of  M.  M.  C.     1903-05, 
teacher  of  shorthand  and  typewriting  in  M.  M.  C.     Married  Aug. 


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15,  1907,  to  H.  M.  Fogelsonger,  of  Pennsylvania.    Present  address, 
New  Paris,  Ind. 

110.  Mrs.  Ira  Wingert.     1904-1908,  teacher  of  painting. 

111.  Joseph  B.  Wine.     Born  near  Blountville,  Tenn.  1883-85, 
student  of  M.  M.  C.     1885,  National  Normal  University.     1886, 
Gothenburg    (Sweden)    Manual   Training   School.       For    sixteen 
years  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois.     For  two  years 
industrial   teacher   in   a   Choctaw   Indian   School.     One-half   year 
in  Bridgewater  College.     1897-98,  teacher  of  agriculture  in  M.  M. 
C.    At  present  at  Ft.  Myers,  Fla. 

112.  Velma   Yeaw.      Graduate    of    the    Comstock    School    of 
Oratory,    Columbia   School   of   Expression.      1903-05,   teacher    of 
expression  in  M.  M.  C. 

113.  D.  R.  Young.     1884-86,  head  of  commercial  department. 

114.  E.    S.    Young.      1885-1893,    head    of    Bible   department. 
1893-1897,  president  of   Manchester  College.     1897,  president  of 
Bible  School,  Canton,  Ohio.     Evangelist  and  author  of  numerous 
works.    Married  to  Miss  Susie  Royer,  of  Mt.  Morris,  111.     Present 
address,  Canton,  Ohio. 


Levi  S.  Shively 


Board  of  Management,  1910 


O.  F.  Shaw  John  Heckman 

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